http://www.esplanade.com Esplanade - Music http://www.esplanade.com/images/img_logo.gif http://www.esplanade.com 129 137 2008 Esplanade All rights reserved. en-us Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM www.esplanade.com http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/huayi12_melodies_of_classic_virtues/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/huayi12_melodies_of_classic_virtues/index.jsp Experience classic Chinese texts in a completely new way through elegant Chinese classical music. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/huayi_jazz_blended/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/huayi_jazz_blended/index.jsp Catch them live at the Esplanade Waterfront as they present their takes on classic Hokkien and Chinese tunes that are not quite how Mum used to sing them! Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/huayi_serenades_of_pop_classics/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/huayi_serenades_of_pop_classics/index.jsp Enjoy songs such as Dumpling Song, Olive Tree and Yue Qin with the Young Voices Music Society choral group, made up of 26 members from all walks of life. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/huayi_golden_harmonica_melodies/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/huayi_golden_harmonica_melodies/index.jsp A 6-member harmonica ensemble performs evergreen folk songs and classical tunes such as Ye Lai Xiang, Moonlight in the City and Besame Mucho. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/huayi_storytelling_with_zhao_jin/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/huayi_storytelling_with_zhao_jin/index.jsp A respected senior of the local theatre scene, Chen Zhao Jin used to pair up with the late Hua Liang in comedies and sketches. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/kelvins_music_world/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/kelvins_music_world/index.jsp Soulful Singapore singer and champion of Project Superstar in 2005 Kelvin Tan Wei Lian presents familiar tunes and original compositions Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/huayi12_in_music_serene_koong/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/huayi12_in_music_serene_koong/index.jsp Armed with a piano and a heart full of stories to share, Serene Koong recounts her love, dreams and desires through her beautiful melodies. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/cmat_best_hits_of_sam_hui/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/cmat_best_hits_of_sam_hui/index.jsp Come enjoy the hits of Sam Hui as talented local singer Wilson Wong belts out some of his evergreen Cantonese songs. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/paul_kelly_-_live/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/paul_kelly_-_live/index.jsp Imagine a new visitor to Australia looking to get a flavour of the country and its people. The perfect place to start is with the music of one of the world's great songwriters, the man who has chronicled our country's beauty and scars and desires... Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/beau_sun_juzz_pop/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/beau_sun_juzz_pop/index.jsp Spend a lively afternoon with Mus'Art Wind Orchestra. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/amor_peregrine/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/amor_peregrine/index.jsp This Valentine’s Day, lose yourself in the sensuous rhythms of Latin music. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sso_gala_fidelio/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sso_gala_fidelio/index.jsp Beethoven lived during a time of radical political change in Europe, and his only opera is consistent with his personal ideals: an admiration for heroism, personal sacrifice, of triumph against all the odds, of freedom from tyranny. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/collab_ommprom_vive_la_france/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/collab_ommprom_vive_la_france/index.jsp The Orchestra of the Music Makers invites you for a leisurely, Sunday afternoon stroll through the ‘Louvre Museum’ of French musical treasures, made available right at your doorstep in Singapore! Indulge in the music of French composers like... Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/limelight_xinmin_symphonic_band/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/limelight_xinmin_symphonic_band/index.jsp Seventeen years ago, Xinmin Symphonic Band began as a brass band of merely 20 members. Today, the band has grown into an almost 120-strong full symphonic band, with its young musicians’ ages ranging from 13 to 17 years old. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/dashboard_confessional_solo_acoustic_-_live/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/dashboard_confessional_solo_acoustic_-_live/index.jsp A room full of music and people isn’t so strange. The trick is filling the spaces in between. When truth finds a melody, strangers disappear, and suddenly everyone belongs. And Chris Carrabba knows how to fill a room better than anyone. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/rachael_yamagata_-_live/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/rachael_yamagata_-_live/index.jsp Rachael Yamagata has reunited with Happenstance producer, John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, Liz Phair) for her third studio album Chesapeake, the follow-up to her heralded two-CD set Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sso_the_sibelius_symphonies/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sso_the_sibelius_symphonies/index.jsp Sibelius championed the symphonic form long after his contemporaries had turned to other mediums. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/poetry_without_words/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/poetry_without_words/index.jsp Richard Clayderman is one of the most succesful pianists in the world. He has recorded over 1,200 songs and has created a new romantic style through a repertoire which combines his trademark originals with classics and pop standards Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/beats_n_bleeps/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/beats_n_bleeps/index.jsp Get hands-on experience in a variety of musical forms, styles and instruments with our Mosaic Music Makers workshops under the instruction of seasoned homegrown musicians. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/ola_brazil/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/ola_brazil/index.jsp Get hands-on experience in a variety of musical forms, styles and instruments with our Mosaic Music Makers workshops under the instruction of seasoned homegrown musicians. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/piano_recital_by_josephine_koh/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/piano_recital_by_josephine_koh/index.jsp Bösendorfer Artiste Josephine Koh returns this year to the Esplanade Recital Studio with a solo recital that features two significant works of the Romantic piano literature – Schubert's Wanderer Fantasy and Liszt's Sonata in B minor. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/ccm_resonance_of_dizi_erhu_and_guanzi/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/ccm_resonance_of_dizi_erhu_and_guanzi/index.jsp Come experience the beautiful resonating sounds of the dizi, erhu and guanzi as three of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s finest musicians, Phang Thean Siong (dizi), Xu Wen Jing (gaohu) and Han Lei (guanzi) team up to perform a diverse repertoire... Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/vocal_traditions_of_india/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/vocal_traditions_of_india/index.jsp Immerse yourselves in the melodious notes of Hindustani (North Indian) classical vocal music and experience the joy of this mesmerising art form. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/the_sibelius_symphonies_6_7/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/the_sibelius_symphonies_6_7/index.jsp Marc-André Hamelin is well known for performances of the virtuoso repertoire, and he has increasingly been focusing on the German classics to great acclaim. In this concert, he partners Okko Kamu in the most lyrical of Beethoven’s concertos. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/parent_child_ukulele/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/parent_child_ukulele/index.jsp ave fun at this interactive workshop! A session specially created for both parent and child to learn the ukulele. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/u_can_ukulele/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/u_can_ukulele/index.jsp Know more about the ukulele’s history and explore its playing techniques with Ukulele Movement. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/beausun_symphonic_pop/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/beausun_symphonic_pop/index.jsp Join the Singapore Wind Symphony as they bring to you popular music in symphonic style! Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/spectrum_abode/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/spectrum_abode/index.jsp In conjunction with Esplanade's 10th anniversary celebrations, The TENG Ensemble pays homage to the concept of home with a full concert of newly commissioned works by Beijing-based composer Wang Si and The TENG Company’s Composer-in-Residence, ... Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/cmat_knowing_me_knowing_you_-_an_abba_tribute/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/cmat_knowing_me_knowing_you_-_an_abba_tribute/index.jsp Relish the good old days as Cat Ong, Ann Hussein and Sheila De Niro take you back in time with hit ABBA songs like Fernando and Waterloo. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mmf_stacey_kent/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mmf_stacey_kent/index.jsp An American language student moves to Europe to study French, Italian, and German for a Masters degree in comparative literature. And her life takes an unexpected twist, resulting in Stacey Kent becoming one of the world’s foremost jazz singers. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/architecture_in_helsinki/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/architecture_in_helsinki/index.jsp Made up of 5 multi-instrumentalists, Australian indie pop ensemble Architecture in Helsinki make genre-defying music with a diverse range of instruments. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mmf_bossarenova_trio/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mmf_bossarenova_trio/index.jsp The Bossarenova Trio—Paula Morelenbaum (vocals), Joo Kraus (trumpet and spoken word) and Ralf Schmid (piano and electronics)—came together in 2009 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the birth of bossa nova with the album Bossarenova. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mmf_imagine/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mmf_imagine/index.jsp A special first-ever Mosaic concert that takes you on an evocative musical journey in celebration of peace. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/craft_spells/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/craft_spells/index.jsp One California winter in 2009, Justin Paul Vallesteros holed himself up in his bedroom away from the cold and began working on something that would change his life forever. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/orchestral_manoeuvres_in_the_dark/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/orchestral_manoeuvres_in_the_dark/index.jsp Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD or O.M.D.) is a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/poncho_sanchez_and_his_latin_jazz_band/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/poncho_sanchez_and_his_latin_jazz_band/index.jsp In 1947 bebop jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and the great Cuban drummer Chano Pozo came together to create the revolutionary recording Cubano Be, Cubano Bop . Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mmf_russian_red/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mmf_russian_red/index.jsp Lourdes Hernández, more popularly known by her stage name Russian Red, was the indie phenomenon in Spain in 2008 and 2009 and has become one of Spain´s biggest artists in recent years—an extremely rare Spanish success story for a folk-pop-rock artist... Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/guitarrista_de_flamenco/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/guitarrista_de_flamenco/index.jsp If flamenco, in all its spontaneity and emotional depth, is like a sweeping hurricane, then Vicente Amigo possesses its duende —loosely translated as “soul”, the inexplicable quality that inspires the most passionate expressions of Spanish culture. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/john_butler_trio/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/john_butler_trio/index.jsp Well embraced by fans and media alike, April Uprising has received unsurpassed reviews all around the world. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/toe/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/toe/index.jsp toe is a Japanese instrumental rock music group. While mentioned in many post-rock circles, their song structure and dynamics are similar to many popular math rock artists. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/tyondai_braxton/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/tyondai_braxton/index.jsp Tyondai Braxton is an American composer and performer, largely known as the former guitarist/singer of Battles, and as a prominently featured artist on record label Warp Records. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/artic_accordion_with_kimmo_pohjonen/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/artic_accordion_with_kimmo_pohjonen/index.jsp A visionary of boundless energy, Pohjonen’s roots go back 30 years in all forms of accordion music including folk, dance, classical, rock, experimental, theatre music and more. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/makoto_ozone_featuring_no_name_horses/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/makoto_ozone_featuring_no_name_horses/index.jsp (1hr 30mins, no intermission) Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/ari_hoenig_quartet/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/ari_hoenig_quartet/index.jsp Ari Hoenig is a jazz drummer, composer and educator known for his unusual and intense approach to drumming, emphasising complex rhythms in direct harmony other musicians. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/los_campesinos/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/los_campesinos/index.jsp Formed in 2006 in Cardiff, Wales, Los Campesinos! played their first gig in May that year at a student union club night. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mmf_blind_pilot/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/mmf_blind_pilot/index.jsp Blind Pilot began in 2007 when Israel (vocals, guitar) and Ryan (drums) embarked on a West Coast bicycle tour of the United States playing mostly to unfamiliar listeners at small-town venues. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/elbow/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/elbow/index.jsp Shakespeare may have coined the term for an arm bend, but synonymous to the word elbow nowadays is a band that has enjoyed a meteoric rise from critic’s choice to household name. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sso_brahms_seconds/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sso_brahms_seconds/index.jsp Celebrated husband-and-wife duo Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Viktoria Postnikova present an evening of Brahms. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sifas_swar_tarang_-_musical_waves/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sifas_swar_tarang_-_musical_waves/index.jsp Purbayan learnt the sitar from his father Parthapratim Chatterjee but his music is strongly inspired by the late sitar maestro Pandit Nikhil Banerjee. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sonic_streams/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sonic_streams/index.jsp Members from the Methodist School of Music Flute and String faculty present Mozart’s Flute Concerto in D and other solo and chamber works by Beethoven, Doppler and other French composers. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/take_5_piano_quintet_series_-_concert_viii/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/take_5_piano_quintet_series_-_concert_viii/index.jsp “Take 5” is a chamber music series initiated in 2007 by five prominent Singaporean musicians to showcase masterpieces in the piano quintet chamber repertoire. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/comconcert_great_masters_of_chinese_music/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/comconcert_great_masters_of_chinese_music/index.jsp Ding Yi Music Company of Singapore presents four grand masters of Chinese music in a special concert that displays their exceptional skill and gives audiences invaluable insights into their efforts to promote Chinese traditional music. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/limelight_commonwealth_military_band/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/limelight_commonwealth_military_band/index.jsp For this performance, their programme will include pieces such as Images of a City, Raise the Sun and Spring Breath March. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/fyi_on_the_gamelan_express/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/fyi_on_the_gamelan_express/index.jsp Popular tunes will be used as a platform to show what the instruments are and how they sound. Additionally, audience participation is woven into the performance to help students to learn about this ethnic art form. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/limelight_voices_as_one/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/limelight_voices_as_one/index.jsp Join the Cedar Girls’ Choral Excellence Choir as they present sacred and secular songs across a wide range of musical genres including traditional folk, jazz, contemporary, madrigals and opera arias. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sso_russian_extravaganza/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sso_russian_extravaganza/index.jsp From the turn of the 19th century comes Glazunov’s charming music for the ballet Les Ruses d’amour, based upon a story by Alexander Pushkin, featuring many Rococo-style folk melodies. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/time_trails/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/time_trails/index.jsp Following on from their critically acclaimed debut record Masters, Wives, Daughter, Cheating Sons head to the Esplanade Recital Studio for one night only, playing a full set of magical new tunes that track the lifespan of love. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sifas_gana_varshini_-_musical_showers/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sifas_gana_varshini_-_musical_showers/index.jsp Dr Nithyasree Mahadevan hails from a distinguished family of musicians. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/two_hundred_years_of_the_piano/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/two_hundred_years_of_the_piano/index.jsp Following his recent sell-out concerts in Singapore, Kenneth Hamilton returns to Esplanade to present a fascinating panorama of two centuries of piano music in two recitals. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sifas_nada_sangamam_-_musical_confluence/index.jsp http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/sifas_nada_sangamam_-_musical_confluence/index.jsp Violinists Kala Ramnath and Ganesh present a jugalbandhi—a musical conversation—featuring Hindustani and carnatic classical music. Friday, February 03, 2012 9:35:00 PM