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Kahchun Wong inspires Singapore Symphony in Shostakovich and Brahms

Gerhard Oppitz, Kahchun Wong and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
© Jack Yam | Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Kahchun Wong conducts the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
© Jack Yam | Singapore Symphony Orchestra
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“where lightness and levity ruled, with Oppitz’s nimble fingers fully up to task”
Reviewed at Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore on 28 March 2025
Brahms, Piano Concerto no. 2 in B flat major, Op.83
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 5 in D minor, Op.47
Kahchun Wong, Conductor
Gerhard Oppitz, Piano
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Takács-Nagy’s Schumann trumps Bach at the Singapore Symphony
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****1
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****1
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