Behind the Music: Ms Chan Peck Suan

Behind the Music: Ms Chan Peck Suan

The next few months for Singaporean conductor Kahchun Wong is filled with a stunning list of debuts with top orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Orchestre Capitole du Toulouse, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie and the Yomiuri Nippon...
Drumming with Colin Currie

Drumming with Colin Currie

Hailed by Steve Reich as “one of the greatest musicians in the world today” (Herald Scotland), the Colin Currie Group, together with Synergy Vocals, brought their exciting version of Steve Reich’s seminal work ‘Drumming’ to Singapore in their first-ever...
Behind the Maestro: Mrs Mary Seah

Behind the Maestro: Mrs Mary Seah

It was an intensive week in March this year for Maestro Kahchun Wong as he finally returned home after completing two full house concerts with the Nuremberg Symphony, a high profile radio broadcast with BR Klassik, and numerous interviews. “When I was first...
Emerging Singapore Composer – Lee Jinjun

Emerging Singapore Composer – Lee Jinjun

Having spent his past two years at the Royal Northern College of Music under the study of British Composers Adam Gorb and Paul Patterson, Singaporean composer Lee Jinjun will be completing his Master of Music in Composition this year. “RNCM has been a very...
The Rewarding Job of a Conductor: Adrian Chiang

The Rewarding Job of a Conductor: Adrian Chiang

Singapore conductor Adrian Chiang has established an extensive career over the last few years ever since completing his Master of Music (conducting major) degree programme at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (NUS). Apart from being the resident conductor of The...
Dare to Dream – Johnson Lee

Dare to Dream – Johnson Lee

As preparations for Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation 2018 goes underway for the primary school bands, we had the chance to speak with ME4 Johnson Lee Kah Hee, who was commissioned to write the SYF set piece. “I am truly honoured to be given this...
Touring the World with Kahchun Wong

Touring the World with Kahchun Wong

Kahchun Wong – pride of Asia’s classical music world Rapidly rising through the ranks of the musical world, it is almost impossible to catch a glimpse of homegrown conductor Kahchun Wong in Singapore as he is currently of high demand with orchestras worldwide....
Victor Tam – Music is in Everyone’s Life

Victor Tam – Music is in Everyone’s Life

Victor Tam is the Founder and Chairman of the Hong Kong Wind Philharmonia, Hong Kong Chamber Wind Philharmonia, Hong Kong Youth Wind Philharmonia and the Hong Kong Junior Wind Philharmonia. After graduating from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1992, Mr...
Making Music with Daniel Yiau

Making Music with Daniel Yiau

Daniel Yiau is currently based in Amsterdam as a Wind/Brass band conducting Masters student at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. He also serves as Music Director of Symphonic Winds and Soli Deo Gloria Koog-Zaandijk. Daniel has attended masterclasses in Germany,...