Synopsis:

Challenging the barriers between cultures and genres, Ding Yi Music Company presents a night of East meets West: Chinese Music Quintet with the western Piano Quintet. Showcasing Ding Yi's very own virtuoso musicians in collaboration with renowned Vietnamese chamber ensemble, Song Hong Chamber Music, the concert will showcase new compositions by Ding Yi Music Company Composer-in-Residence, Phang Kok Jun, guest composers Liong Kit Yeng, Wang A-Mao and guest Composer-Conductor Darrell Ang. Under the mentorship of renowned Grammy Award winner Jeff von der Schmidt and Jan Karlin, Song Hong Chamber Music has also included contemporary works from Vietnamese composers in their performances.

Awarded the Grand Prize, Audience Prize and Orchestra Prize at the 50th Besançon International Conductor's Competition, Darrell Ang, who is also the artistic director of the Festival, will collaborate for the first time with the Chinese chamber music ensemble as guest artist, conducting his own composition, Dao and the Four Ghosts (叶老脱). Working with the five excellent soloists of Song Hong Chamber Music and Ding Yi Music Company's, Ang will also lend his special brand of music-making to two other compositions in what promises to be an unexpected treat for Singapore audiences!