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Celebrated pianist Emanuel Ax will open the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s new 2008/2009 season this June 27. The pianist will perform Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto in a special CIMB-SSO Gala Concert alongside the SSO and Maestro Lan Shui.

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Has there been a greater musical figure than Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)? Despite living over three centuries ago, Bach’s music always feels contemporary and his influence all pervasive.

Virtuoso flautist Sharon Bezaly joins the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in the much-anticipated world premiere of Zhou Long’s Flute Concerto on July 17 at the Esplanade Concert Hall. Maestro Lan Shui conducts.

This year's edition of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra President's Young Performers Concert will showcase young musical talents Lee Shi Mei and Albert Lin. The concert at the Esplanade Concert Hall on July 11 will see the Singapore Symphony Orchestra performing Korngold's sentimental Violin Concerto in D major (featuring Lee Shi Mei), Liszt's symphonic poem Les Preludes and Rimsky-Korsakov's Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor (featuring Albert Lin). Wang Ya-Hui conducts.

Celebrated pianist Emanuel Ax will open the Singapore Symphony Orchestra's new 2008/2009 season this June 27. The pianist will perform Chopin's Second Piano Concerto in a special CIMB-SSO Gala Concert alongside the SSO and Maestro Lan Shui.

The Singapore Chinese Orchestra turns the concert hall into an exciting yet educational music playground as it brings a tailor-made concert for children aged 3-6 years old - The Magical Baton – Young Children's Concert!

She’s been hailed as the “pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time” and “the pianist who will define Bach performance on the piano for years to come”.

After making its debut with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in the 2007 Christmas Concerts, the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir went on to impress the audience with their angelic voices in Mahler’s Third Symphony in January.

Expatriates continue to rank Singapore as the top place to live in Asia, above Hong Kong and many other cities. The city-state is economically strong and environmentally safe, when compared with many other cities in Asia. But when it comes to rights issues, Singapore lags behind in a number of areas.

Violinist Mira Wang returns to take the spotlight in Chen Yi’s violin concerto, Spring in Dresden, a work she premiered in 2005 and which she will perform in Singapore on March 28 at the Esplanade Concert Hall.