Chang Tou Liang, a native of Singapore, is a family physician by profession. Actively following the
classical music scene in Singapore since 1979, he has been a music reviewer of The Straits Times
from 1997, contributing over 2300 articles to the national daily. He was also editor of several local
musical newsletters and served as Artistic Director of the Singapore International Piano Festival
from 2004 to 2008. His blog Pianomania has covered international piano competitions and musical events in four continents. He has a keen interest in travelling, street food and cat photography.
The Singapore Symphony has never been a period instrument group and does not pretend to be one, but their all-Bach programme under Darrell Ang brought delight.
Wagner in Singapore: we find out more from the conductor of the Orchestra of the Music Makers, who are set to perform Die Walküre for the first time in January 2020.
An all-Elgar affair by the SSO directed by its Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Litton was not so much a distant memory of colonialism but rather an exercise in nostalgia.
