Chamber Week - Brawl in the Hall
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Chamber Week - Brawl in the Hall

Brace yourself for a clash of passion, precision, and unrelenting musical force—this is a Brawl in the Hall you won’t forget!

By Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music

Date and time

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:00 - 21:00 GMT+8

Location

Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music

YST Orchestra Hall Singapore, Singapore 117376 Singapore

About this event

  • Event lasts 3 hours

Get ready for the most intense 50 minutes of the semester! Renowned musicians and YST faculty—Yang Shu Xiang, Brenda Koh, Martin Peh, and Leslie Tan—take on Beethoven’s mind-boggling Grosse Fuge, a work so daring it left audiences stunned.

Joining them, fearless freshmen musicians step into the ring with a fiery tribute to Astor Piazzolla: Osvaldo Golijov’s Last Round, a piece that pulses with the energy of a final tango duel. The battle reaches its peak as The Cave Quartet and faculty musicians unleash the raw power of Shostakovich’s electrifying Octet.


PROGRAMME

YANG SHUXIANG, violin
BRENDA KOH, violin
MARTIN PEH, viola
LESLIE TAN, cello

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Grosse Fuge, Op.133

OSVALDO GOLIJOV
Last Round for String Nonet
with
LI HAO, violin
AUREITSEVICH NATALLIA, violin
LIU XUANYU, viola
SUN XIAORAN, cello
LOEWE LIM LI TONG, double bass


DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 112
with CAVE QUARTET:
VIKTORIA IVAYLOVA MARINOVA, violin
SYU CHENG-YI, violin
CAITLIN CHIN KAI LI, viola
REN ZHIVI, cello

ABOUT CHAMBER MUSIC WEEK

Chamber Music Week 2025 brings together top local and international artists and ensembles for a week-long celebration of chamber music.

Over the course of the week, look forward to chamber masterclasses and performances by acclaimed violist Su Zhen, Spectra Ensemble, tenor Mark Tucker, violinist Zhang Jia, pianist Daniel de Borah, YST contemporary music ensemble OpusNovus, YST Ensemble-in-Residence Red Dot Baroque, and the YST Voice and Composition Departments. The festival will also feature YST’s annual contemporary music festival Sounding Now and Song Festival: The Voices of England & France — expanding the chamber music experience beyond classical and instrumental traditions.

Don’t miss this invaluable opportunity to learn from acclaimed chamber musicians, while fully immersing in the world of chamber music!


Out of respect for the participants and other spectators, no children under 6 years of age will be allowed admission.

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Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music

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.