Orchestra of the Music Makers
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The Orchestra of the Music Makers is a Singaporean symphony orchestra composed of both volunteer and professional young musicians. It performed its first concert in August 2008 in the Victoria Concert Hall
and has since been recognized as the most promising youth orchestra in Singapore with its receipt of the 2009 HSBC Youth Excellence Award.
and supported by the Singapore branch of HSBC
, a considerable accomplishment for an orchestra without a proven track record. In this inaugural concert it accompanied Gabriel Ng, Clare Yeo, and Janani Sridhar, three of Singapore's young talented soloists in concerti and arias. Among other high-profile guests at the event was the President of Singapore
. However, the Orchestra's first concert on its own was in January 2009, when it performed at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Concert Hall.
During these initial months and throughout most of its first year it faced considerable monetary challenges relating to its operating costs, in particular, concerning the rental of performance venues. rehearsal spaces, and instruments. In August 2009, the month of the first anniversary of its inaugural concert, the Orchestra was guerdoned with the prestigious HSBC Youth Excellence Award, carrying a cash value of S$200,000, a very significant achievement given that the group had been in existence for only slightly over one year. The award was received shortly after the highly-praised (and sold out) third concert of that year, Rach2. The cost problems, and the 'tough' financial 'balancing act', however, were not alleviated due to the money being held in trust for the Orchestra by the National Arts Council.
The Orchestra has also released a recording of its live performance of Gustav Mahler's First Symphony
on its own 'OMMLive' Label, it received a rating of 4 and a half stars (out of five) by the Straits Times, and was lauded for "homogeneous unity in string passages, lovingly crafted woodwind solos and a brass section any orchestra should be proud of". Future releases featuring Prokofiev's 5th Symphony and Mahler's 2nd Symphony are anticipated.
The Orchestra is composed of approximately 95 members, most of whom are students in tertiary education, conscripts
(as an avocation), and working professionals, and it is led by its Music Director, the prominent conductor Chan Tze Law
. It was also the first orchestra of its kind in Singapore to introduce a comprehensive leader-mentor system allowing for the tutelage of its musicians by reputable professionals in the industry.
A focus on philanthropy has also been one of the Orchestra's founding principles and defining features, enunciated as a vision to 'pursue philanthropy through the medium of music'. Nicknamed the 'charity' orchestra in the press, its eleemosynary efforts have already benefited Habitat for Humanity
and the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund, while future concerts will see funds going to the Children's Cancer Foundation.
by Arthur O'Shaughnessy
, which reads, in part:
The poem was chosen because of its inspiring message, expressing well the group's 'ambition and desires', and it implicitly identified itself with the goals of a new orchestra composed of youthful musicians in support of others like them.
review of the August 2008 HSBC concert praised the Orchestra for its 'instrumental prowess' and 'infectious zeal', as well as for having a 'unanimity of purpose' in its performance of Dvořák's Carnival Overture. A separate critical article in the January 2009 concert commended the Orchestra's interpretation of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade as 'impressive', and also remarked on the quality of its soloists:
The maturing Orchestra's stature has been further confirmed by its receipt of the 2009 HSBC Youth Excellence Award, an honor created to recognize and support 'outstanding young Singaporeans' and 'serve as a catalyst to promote the pursuit of excellence'. The HSBC Awards Ceremony Gala concert in which the Orchestra performed next was noted for its high level of technical precision by a reviewer from the Times, the national newspaper: '[a]gain, it was the precision of execution and sheer passion that impressed.' Concurrently, Chwee Seng Lim, a director at the National Arts Council of Singapore, has also approbated the Orchestra for having 'plug[ged] the leakage of music [sic] talent by providing a platform to sustain the passion of young musicians', demonstrating its success in achieving one of its major goals.
The Orchestra has also received critical acclaim from international classical music reviewers. An article written by Dr. Marc Rochester, one of the co-authors of the annual Good CD Guide and has long been associated with the Gramophone magazine as a music critic lauded the Orchestra's performance of Mahler's 2nd Symphony:
The Orchestra's debut CD release of Mahler's 1st Symphony was praised in the international press,
June 2011 : Gabriel Ng Plays Elgar
February 2011 : Penang Tour
January 2011 : OMM Goes to the Movies
December 2010 : ChildAid 2010
September 2010 : HSBC Youth Excellence Awards 2010
July 2010 : Mahler 2 - Resurrection
March 2010 : Russian Revolution
January 2010 : Mahler 1 - Memories of Youth
December 2009 : When Heavens Collide - Combined Concert with Western Australian Youth Orchestra
August 2009 : HSBC Youth Excellence Awards Ceremony
August 2009 : Rach2
March 2009 : Symphonie Espagnole
January 2009 : Tales from the Arabian Nights
August 2008 : HSBC Youth Excellence Gala Concert
Its future concerts include Mahler's 5th Symphony
, Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto with Albert Tiu and Shostakovich's 10th Symphony
led by guest conductor Christopher Adey
Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
The Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall is a complex of two buildings and a clock tower joined together by a common corridor and is located in the civic district of Singapore...
and has since been recognized as the most promising youth orchestra in Singapore with its receipt of the 2009 HSBC Youth Excellence Award.
History
The Orchestra was formed after a period of discussion in early 2008 and was established as the Orchestra of the Music Makers in August 2008. Its first performance was a major benefit concert held in Singapore's Victoria Concert HallVictoria Theatre and Concert Hall
The Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall is a complex of two buildings and a clock tower joined together by a common corridor and is located in the civic district of Singapore...
and supported by the Singapore branch of HSBC
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
, a considerable accomplishment for an orchestra without a proven track record. In this inaugural concert it accompanied Gabriel Ng, Clare Yeo, and Janani Sridhar, three of Singapore's young talented soloists in concerti and arias. Among other high-profile guests at the event was the President of Singapore
President of Singapore
The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore's head of state. In a Westminster parliamentary system, as which Singapore governs itself, the prime minister is the head of the government while the position of president is largely ceremonial. Before 1993, the President of Singapore was...
. However, the Orchestra's first concert on its own was in January 2009, when it performed at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Concert Hall.
During these initial months and throughout most of its first year it faced considerable monetary challenges relating to its operating costs, in particular, concerning the rental of performance venues. rehearsal spaces, and instruments. In August 2009, the month of the first anniversary of its inaugural concert, the Orchestra was guerdoned with the prestigious HSBC Youth Excellence Award, carrying a cash value of S$200,000, a very significant achievement given that the group had been in existence for only slightly over one year. The award was received shortly after the highly-praised (and sold out) third concert of that year, Rach2. The cost problems, and the 'tough' financial 'balancing act', however, were not alleviated due to the money being held in trust for the Orchestra by the National Arts Council.
The Orchestra has also released a recording of its live performance of Gustav Mahler's First Symphony
Symphony No. 1 (Mahler)
The Symphony No. 1 in D major by Gustav Mahler was mainly composed between late 1887 and March 1888, though it incorporates music Mahler had composed for previous works. It was composed while Mahler was second conductor at the Leipzig Opera, Germany...
on its own 'OMMLive' Label, it received a rating of 4 and a half stars (out of five) by the Straits Times, and was lauded for "homogeneous unity in string passages, lovingly crafted woodwind solos and a brass section any orchestra should be proud of". Future releases featuring Prokofiev's 5th Symphony and Mahler's 2nd Symphony are anticipated.
The Orchestra is composed of approximately 95 members, most of whom are students in tertiary education, conscripts
National Service in Singapore
Conscription in Singapore, called National Service , requires all male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent residents who have reached the age of 18 to enrol in the military...
(as an avocation), and working professionals, and it is led by its Music Director, the prominent conductor Chan Tze Law
Chan Tze Law
Chan Tze Law is Associate Director of Singapore's Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Music Director of the Singapore Festival Orchestra and Founding Chief Conductor of the Australian International Summer Orchestral Institute....
. It was also the first orchestra of its kind in Singapore to introduce a comprehensive leader-mentor system allowing for the tutelage of its musicians by reputable professionals in the industry.
A focus on philanthropy has also been one of the Orchestra's founding principles and defining features, enunciated as a vision to 'pursue philanthropy through the medium of music'. Nicknamed the 'charity' orchestra in the press, its eleemosynary efforts have already benefited Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat For Humanity International , generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat, is an international, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building "simple, decent, and affordable" housing, a self-described "Christian housing ministry." The international...
and the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund, while future concerts will see funds going to the Children's Cancer Foundation.
Name
The Orchestra of the Music Makers' (OMM) name is derived from the poem OdeOde (poem)
Ode is a poem written in 1874 by the English poet Arthur O'Shaughnessy. It is often referred to by its first line We are the music makers.The Ode is the first poem in O'Shaughnessy's collection Music and Moonlight. It has nine stanzas, although it is commonly believed to be only three stanzas long...
by Arthur O'Shaughnessy
Arthur O'Shaughnessy
Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy was a British poet of Irish descent, born in London.-Biography:At the age of seventeen, in June 1861, Arthur O'Shaughnessy received the post of transcriber in the library of the British Museum, reportedly through the influence of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton...
, which reads, in part:
We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;—
The poem was chosen because of its inspiring message, expressing well the group's 'ambition and desires', and it implicitly identified itself with the goals of a new orchestra composed of youthful musicians in support of others like them.
Critical reception
The critical reception of the new Orchestra by the press was warm and largely positive. A Straits TimesThe Straits Times
The Straits Times is an English language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings . It is the country's highest-selling paper, with a current daily circulation of nearly 400,000...
review of the August 2008 HSBC concert praised the Orchestra for its 'instrumental prowess' and 'infectious zeal', as well as for having a 'unanimity of purpose' in its performance of Dvořák's Carnival Overture. A separate critical article in the January 2009 concert commended the Orchestra's interpretation of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade as 'impressive', and also remarked on the quality of its soloists:
The maturing Orchestra's stature has been further confirmed by its receipt of the 2009 HSBC Youth Excellence Award, an honor created to recognize and support 'outstanding young Singaporeans' and 'serve as a catalyst to promote the pursuit of excellence'. The HSBC Awards Ceremony Gala concert in which the Orchestra performed next was noted for its high level of technical precision by a reviewer from the Times, the national newspaper: '[a]gain, it was the precision of execution and sheer passion that impressed.' Concurrently, Chwee Seng Lim, a director at the National Arts Council of Singapore, has also approbated the Orchestra for having 'plug[ged] the leakage of music [sic] talent by providing a platform to sustain the passion of young musicians', demonstrating its success in achieving one of its major goals.
The Orchestra has also received critical acclaim from international classical music reviewers. An article written by Dr. Marc Rochester, one of the co-authors of the annual Good CD Guide and has long been associated with the Gramophone magazine as a music critic lauded the Orchestra's performance of Mahler's 2nd Symphony:
The Orchestra's debut CD release of Mahler's 1st Symphony was praised in the international press,
Repertoire
During its history the Orchestra has performed the following pieces at its concerts:June 2011 : Gabriel Ng Plays Elgar
- Elgar: Violin ConcertoViolin Concerto (Elgar)Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61, is one of his longest orchestral compositions, and the last of his works to gain immediate popular success....
featuring Gabriel Ng - Modest MussorgskyModest MussorgskyModest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer, one of the group known as 'The Five'. He was an innovator of Russian music in the romantic period...
orch. RavelMaurice RavelJoseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects...
: Pictures at an ExhibitionPictures at an ExhibitionPictures at an Exhibition is a suite in ten movements composed for piano by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1874.The suite is Mussorgsky's most famous piano composition, and has become a showpiece for virtuoso pianists... - Elgar : Nimrod from Enigma VariationsEnigma VariationsVariations on an Original Theme for orchestra , Op. 36, commonly referred to as the Enigma Variations, is a set of a theme and its fourteen variations written for orchestra by Edward Elgar in 1898–1899. It is Elgar's best-known large-scale composition, for both the music itself and the...
as encore
February 2011 : Penang Tour
- Glinka: Overture from Ruslan and Lyudmila
- Elgar: Cello ConcertoCello Concerto (Elgar)Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, his last notable work, is a cornerstone of the solo cello repertoire. Elgar composed it in the aftermath of the First World War, by which time his music had gone out of fashion with the concert-going public...
featuring Elizabeth Tan - Rimsky-Korsakov: ScheherazadeScheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)Sheherazade , Op. 35, is a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. Based on One Thousand and One Nights, sometimes known as The Arabian Nights, this orchestral work combines two features common to Russian music and of Rimsky-Korsakov in particular: dazzling, colourful...
January 2011 : OMM Goes to the Movies
- CoplandCoplandCopland was a project at Apple Computer to create an updated version of the Macintosh operating system. It was to have introduced protected memory, preemptive multitasking and a number of new underlying operating system features, yet still be compatible with existing Mac software...
: Fanfare for the Common ManFanfare for the Common ManFanfare for the Common Man is a 20th-century American classical music work by American composer Aaron Copland. The piece was written in 1942 for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under conductor Eugene Goossens. It was inspired in part by a famous speech made earlier in the same year where vice... - GoldsmithGoldsmithA goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Since ancient times the techniques of a goldsmith have evolved very little in order to produce items of jewelry of quality standards. In modern times actual goldsmiths are rare...
: End Credits from Star Trek: First ContactStar Trek: First ContactStar Trek: First Contact is the eighth feature film in the Star Trek science fiction franchise, released in November 1996, by Paramount Pictures. First Contact is the first film in the franchise to feature no cast members from the original Star Trek television series of the 1960s... - RószaMiklós RózsaMiklós Rózsa was a Hungarian-born composer trained in Germany , and active in France , England , and the United States , with extensive sojourns in Italy from 1953...
: Choral Suite from Ben Hur - KorngoldKorngoldKorngold is surname of:* Julius Korngold , Jewish Austro-Hungarian music critic* Erich Wolfgang Korngold , Jewish Austro-Hungarian film- and romantic music composer* Piano Concerto for the Left Hand...
: Violin ConcertoViolin Concerto (Korngold)Erich Wolfgang Korngold composed his Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, in 1945.-Instrumentation:Working in the lush, lyrical idiom reminiscent of fin de siècle Vienna, Korngold scored the concerto for elaborate instrumental forces...
featuring Edward Tan - John WilliamsJohn WilliamsJohn Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
: Suite from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, as the first of a three-part prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as the first film in the saga in terms... - Mahler : Adagietto from Symphony No. 5Symphony No. 5 (Mahler)The Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor by Gustav Mahler was composed in 1901 and 1902, mostly during the summer months at Mahler's cottage at Maiernigg. Among its most distinctive features are the funereal trumpet solo that opens the work and the frequently performed Adagietto.The musical canvas and...
- John WilliamsJohn WilliamsJohn Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
: Suite from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, released in the United States and India as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. The film is the first instalment in the Harry Potter film series,... - John WilliamsJohn WilliamsJohn Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
: Flight to Neverland from HookHook (film)Hook is a 1991 American fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, and features Maggie Smith, Caroline Goodall, Charlie Korsmo, Amber Scott, and Dante Basco. Hook acts as a sequel to Peter Pan's original adventures, focusing... - John WilliamsJohn WilliamsJohn Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
: Dry Your Tears Afrika from Amistad - Hans ZimmerHans ZimmerHans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the...
: Suite from The Lion King - John WilliamsJohn WilliamsJohn Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
: Imperial March Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes BackStar Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes BackStar Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. The screenplay, based on a story by George Lucas, was written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan...
as encore - John WilliamsJohn WilliamsJohn Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
: Love Theme (Can You Read My Mind) from Superman as encore - John WilliamsJohn WilliamsJohn Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
: Duel of the Fates from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, as the first of a three-part prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as the first film in the saga in terms...
as encore
December 2010 : ChildAid 2010
- CoplandCoplandCopland was a project at Apple Computer to create an updated version of the Macintosh operating system. It was to have introduced protected memory, preemptive multitasking and a number of new underlying operating system features, yet still be compatible with existing Mac software...
: Fanfare for the Common ManFanfare for the Common ManFanfare for the Common Man is a 20th-century American classical music work by American composer Aaron Copland. The piece was written in 1942 for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under conductor Eugene Goossens. It was inspired in part by a famous speech made earlier in the same year where vice... - Verdi : Triumphal March from AidaAidaAida sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette...
- Mascagni : Intermezzo from Cavalleria RusticanaCavalleria rusticanaCavalleria rusticana is an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, adapted from a play written by Giovanni Verga based on his short story. Considered one of the classic verismo operas, it premiered on May 17, 1890 at the Teatro...
September 2010 : HSBC Youth Excellence Awards 2010
- BernsteinBernsteinBernstein is a German and Jewish surname meaning "amber". The German pronunciation is , but in English it is often . It may refer to:-People:* Dan Bern , American musician who previously performed under the name Bernstein...
: Candide Overture - Britten : The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra
July 2010 : Mahler 2 - Resurrection
- BruchBruchBruch, the German word for "fraction", may refer to the following* Bruch, Lot-et-Garonne, a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne département, France* Bruch, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in the district Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...
: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minorViolin Concerto No. 1 (Bruch)Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, is one of the most popular violin concertos in the repertoire. It continues to be performed and recorded by many violinists and is arguably Bruch's most famous composition.- History :...
, featuring See Ian Ike - Mahler : Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)The Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection, was written between 1888 and 1894, and first performed in 1895. Apart from the Eighth Symphony, this symphony was Mahler's most popular and successful work during his lifetime. It is his first major work that would eventually mark his...
March 2010 : Russian Revolution
- Tchaikovsky : Romeo and Juliet Fantasy OvertureRomeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky)Romeo and Juliet is an orchestral work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It is styled an Overture-Fantasy, and is based on Shakespeare's play of the same name. Like other composers such as Berlioz and Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky was deeply inspired by Shakespeare and wrote works based on The...
- Tchaikovsky : Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minorPiano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky between November 1874 and February 1875. It was revised in the summer of 1879 and again in December 1888. The first version received heavy criticism from Nikolai Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky's desired pianist....
, featuring Lim Yan - Prokofiev : Symphony No. 5Symphony No. 5 (Prokofiev)Sergei Prokofiev wrote his Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major in Soviet Russia in one month in the summer of 1944.-Background:Fourteen years had passed since Prokofiev's last symphony....
- Shostakovich : Waltz 2 from Suite for Variety Orchestra as encore
January 2010 : Mahler 1 - Memories of Youth
- Johann Strauss IIJohann Strauss IIJohann Strauss II , also known as Johann Baptist Strauss or Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son , was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas...
: On the Beautiful Blue Danube - Mozart : Concerto for Flute and Harp K.299 in C MajorConcerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra (Mozart)The Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C major, K. 299 is a piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for flute, harp, and orchestra. It is one of only two true double concertos that he wrote, as well as the only piece of music that Mozart wrote that contains the harp...
featuring Cheryl Lim and Laura Peh - Mahler : Symphony No. 1 'Titan'Symphony No. 1 (Mahler)The Symphony No. 1 in D major by Gustav Mahler was mainly composed between late 1887 and March 1888, though it incorporates music Mahler had composed for previous works. It was composed while Mahler was second conductor at the Leipzig Opera, Germany...
December 2009 : When Heavens Collide - Combined Concert with Western Australian Youth Orchestra
- HolstHolstHolst and von Holst are surnames. In Denmark and Norway it is of Medieval age, meaning Holsatian . It may refer to:-Holst:*Alison Holst , New Zealand food writer and television chef...
: The PlanetsThe PlanetsThe Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst... - BernsteinBernsteinBernstein is a German and Jewish surname meaning "amber". The German pronunciation is , but in English it is often . It may refer to:-People:* Dan Bern , American musician who previously performed under the name Bernstein...
: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story - John WilliamsJohn WilliamsJohn Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
: Star WarsStar WarsStar Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
Suite - HurstHurst-People:* Alan Hurst * Alan Hurst , British politician* Brian Desmond Hurst, an Irish film director* Bruce Hurst, a former Major League Baseball pitcher* Charles Angas Hurst, an Australian Mathematical Physicist...
: Swagman's Promenade as encore - Elgar : Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 as encore
August 2009 : HSBC Youth Excellence Awards Ceremony
- Shostakovich : Festive Overture Op. 96
- Saint-Saëns : Havanaise Op. 83 featuring Janell Yeo
- Wang Chen Wei : The Sisters' Islands
- Beethoven : Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G Major featuring Gabriel Ng
- Paganini : Violin Concerto No. 1, third movement : Rondo, Allegro featuring Gabriel Ng
- Rachmaninov : Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27, fourth movement : Allegro VivaceSymphony No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 is a music piece by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, created in 1906–07. The premiere was conducted by the composer himself in St. Petersburg on 8 February 1908. Its duration is approximately 60 minutes when performed uncut; cut performances can be as...
- Elgar : Nimrod from Enigma VariationsEnigma VariationsVariations on an Original Theme for orchestra , Op. 36, commonly referred to as the Enigma Variations, is a set of a theme and its fourteen variations written for orchestra by Edward Elgar in 1898–1899. It is Elgar's best-known large-scale composition, for both the music itself and the...
as encore
August 2009 : Rach2
- Rachmaninov : Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op. 18Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on 2 December 1900...
featuring John Chen - Rachmaninov : Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27Symphony No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 is a music piece by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, created in 1906–07. The premiere was conducted by the composer himself in St. Petersburg on 8 February 1908. Its duration is approximately 60 minutes when performed uncut; cut performances can be as...
March 2009 : Symphonie Espagnole
- Wagner : Prelude to Die Meistersinger von NürnbergDie Meistersinger von NürnbergDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg is an opera in three acts, written and composed by Richard Wagner. It is among the longest operas still commonly performed today, usually taking around four and a half hours. It was first performed at the Königliches Hof- und National-Theater in Munich, on June 21,...
- Lalo : Symphonie EspagnoleSymphonie EspagnoleThe Symphonie espagnole in D minor, Op. 21, is a work for violin and orchestra by Édouard Lalo.-History:The work was written in 1874 for violinist Pablo de Sarasate, and premiered in Paris in February 1875....
, featuring Ye Lin - Brahms : Symphony No. 1 in C minorSymphony No. 1 (Brahms)The Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, is a symphony written by Johannes Brahms. Brahms spent at least fourteen years completing this work, whose sketches date from 1854. Brahms himself declared that the symphony, from sketches to finishing touches, took 21 years, from 1855 to 1876...
January 2009 : Tales from the Arabian Nights
- Richard WagnerRichard WagnerWilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas...
: Prelude to Act 3 of LohengrinLohengrin (opera)Lohengrin is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1850. The story of the eponymous character is taken from medieval German romance, notably the Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach and its sequel, Lohengrin, written by a different author, itself... - DvořákAntonín DvorákAntonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer of late Romantic music, who employed the idioms of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák’s own style is sometimes called "romantic-classicist synthesis". His works include symphonic, choral and chamber music, concerti, operas and many...
: Cello Concerto in B minor, featuring Zhou Mi - Rimsky-Korsakov: ScheherazadeScheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)Sheherazade , Op. 35, is a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. Based on One Thousand and One Nights, sometimes known as The Arabian Nights, this orchestral work combines two features common to Russian music and of Rimsky-Korsakov in particular: dazzling, colourful...
- SmetanaSmetanaSmetana is a Slavic loanword in English for a dairy product that is produced by souring heavy cream. Smetana is from Central and Eastern Europe, sometimes perceived to be specifically of Russian origin. It is a soured cream product like crème fraîche , but nowadays mainly sold with 15% to 30%...
: Dance of the Comedians from the Bartered BrideThe Bartered BrideThe Bartered Bride is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The opera is considered to have made a major contribution towards the development of Czech music. It was composed during the period 1863–66, and first performed at the...
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August 2008 : HSBC Youth Excellence Gala Concert
- DvořákAntonín DvorákAntonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer of late Romantic music, who employed the idioms of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák’s own style is sometimes called "romantic-classicist synthesis". His works include symphonic, choral and chamber music, concerti, operas and many...
: Carnival OvertureCarnival Overture (Dvořák)The Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169, was written by Antonin Dvořák in 1892. It is part of a "Nature, Life and Love" trilogy of overtures written by Dvořák, forming the second "Life" part. The other two parts of the trilogy are overtures in a trilogy of overtures that included In Nature's Realm,... - Gershwin : Rhapsody in BlueRhapsody in BlueRhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects....
, featuring Clare Yeo - Paganini : Violin Concerto No. 1Violin Concerto No. 1 (Paganini)The Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 6, was composed by Niccolò Paganini in Italy, probably between 1817 and 1818. The concerto reveals that Paganini's technical wizardry was fully developed...
, first movement, featuring Gabriel Ng - Selected arias from Così fan tutteCosì fan tutteCosì fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti K. 588, is an opera buffa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart first performed in 1790. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte....
and Don GiovanniDon GiovanniDon Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and with an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It was premiered by the Prague Italian opera at the Teatro di Praga on October 29, 1787...
by Mozart, featuring Janani Sridhar - MarquezArturo MárquezArturo Márquez is a renowned Mexican composer of orchestra music who is well known for using musical forms and styles of his native Mexico and incorporating them into his compositions.-Life:...
: Danzon No. 2Danzon no. 2Danzón No. 2 for orchestra is a composition by prominent Mexican composer Arturo Márquez. It is, along with José Pablo Moncayo's Huapango, Carlos Chávez's Sinfonia India and Silvestre Revueltas' Sensemaya, one of the most popular and significant frequently performed Mexican contemporary classical...
Its future concerts include Mahler's 5th Symphony
Symphony No. 5 (Mahler)
The Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor by Gustav Mahler was composed in 1901 and 1902, mostly during the summer months at Mahler's cottage at Maiernigg. Among its most distinctive features are the funereal trumpet solo that opens the work and the frequently performed Adagietto.The musical canvas and...
, Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto with Albert Tiu and Shostakovich's 10th Symphony
Symphony No. 10 (Shostakovich)
The Symphony No. 10 in E minor by Dmitri Shostakovich was premiered by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under Yevgeny Mravinsky on 17 December 1953, following the death of Joseph Stalin in March that year...
led by guest conductor Christopher Adey