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Gábor Takács-Nagy’s Schumann trumps Bach at the Singapore Symphony

Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
© Yoricko Liu | Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Polina Osetinskaya and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
© Yoricko Liu | Singapore Symphony Orchestra
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“a performance that was taut, swift and lean without an ounce of fat”
Reviewed at Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore on 13 February 2026
Bach, Keyboard Concerto no. 1 in D minor, BWV1052
Bach, Keyboard Concerto no. 5 in F minor, BWV1056
Bach, Cantata, BWV208: Aria "Schafe können sicher weiden" (arr. Egon Petri)
Schumann, Symphony no. 2 in C major, Op.61
Polina Osetinskaya, Piano
Gábor Takács-Nagy, Conductor
Eliahu Inbal enlivens the Singapore Symphony
****1
Pierre Bleuse and the Singapore Symphony raise the roof again
****1
World premiere of Jonathan Shin’s Piano Concerto a Singapore landmark
****1
Hannu Lintu shows Singapore great things to come with Mahler and Haydn
*****
Rudolf Buchbinder completes Singapore Beethoven concerto cycle
****1
Yo-Yo Ma thrills and enthralls Singapore audience
****1
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