Name: [CANCELLED] Ones to Watch – Orchestral Institute: An Ode to Love
Start: 2025-11-15T19:30:00+08:00
Location: Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, YST Concert Hall

[CANCELLED] Ones to Watch – Orchestral Institute: An Ode to Love

Inspirational life-affirming music-making is at the heart of the YST Conservatory. Centred in one of the world’s most dynamic countries, YST is uniquely placed to offer a distinct and powerful contemporary Asian voice.The Conservatory brings together a world-class faculty and facility to nurture students in performance, composition, production and engagement. Through our undergraduate, graduate, continuing education and youth offerings, we connect dynamically with the surrounding musical ecosystem. We host a vibrant performance calendar with around 200 concerts annually, featuring students and faculty alongside international artists. Our community engagement programme has extensive local and global reach. Students are supported to find their own artistic pathways through exchanges, festivals, competitions and projects. More broadly, our international networks further enhance the educational experience and ensure our continued evolution.

Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music

Our Concerto Prizewinner Showcase presents student soloists and the Orchestral Institute  in works by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Brahms.

Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, YST Concert Hall

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Update: Due to the extended closure of the YST Concert Hall for safety-related maintenance works, we regret to inform you that the [Concerto Prizewinners Showcase] Ones to Watch – Orchestral Institute: An Ode to Love, scheduled for this Saturday (15 Nov), has been cancelled. “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard /Are sweeter.”— John Keats, from Ode on a Grecian Urn In the Romantic era, the ode emerged as a form of poetic tribute — a heartfelt, often exalted contemplation on beauty, nature, and the sublime. An Ode to Love draws from this tradition, inviting us to explore the depths of emotion that music can transcend beyond sound. We open with Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave) — a vivid evocation of nature’s grandeur, inspired by the composer’s encounter with the rugged Scottish coastline. We then move inward with Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, written during a turbulent period in the composer’s life as a personal ode to forbidden passion. The evening culminates with Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 — a profound meditation on love’s trials and triumphs, steeped in grandeur and emotional intensity. Presented by the YST Orchestral Institute under the batons of Principal Conductor Jason Lai and Feng Jiale (MMus, Conducting), and joined by YST Concerto Competition 2025 Prizewinners Syu Cheng-Yi (BMus3, Violin) and Chai Zi Qing (BMus4, Piano), An Ode to Love is a poetic journey that draws us not only towards love’s melodies, but also the unheard echoes of its enduring power. Supported by the Shaw Foundation Ones to Watch series. PROGRAMMEYST ORCHESTRAL INSTITUTEwithJASON LAI, ConductorFENG JIALE^ (MMus), ConductorandSYU CHENG-YI (BMus3), ViolinCHAI ZI QING (BMus4), Piano ^FELIX MENDELSSOHNThe Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave) PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKYViolin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 JOHANNES BRAHMSPiano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 Out of respect for the participants and other spectators, no children under 6 years of age will be allowed admission.Be the first to hear about our upcoming events! Join our mailing list <a href="http://bit.ly/ystmailinglist" title="http://bit.ly/ystmailinglist" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

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