Kris Foundation presented our 10th Anniversary Concert on 15th December 2020 at the Esplanade Recital Studio with established Singaporean pianist Lim Yan, whom we first invited to perform a solo recital with us in 2015 and subsequently at Viva Viola in 2016.
For our 10th Anniversary Concert, Lim performed a virtuosic programme of Scarlatti, Haydn and Rachmaninov in a very special concert, as we reflect upon our journey in developing the nation’s classical music scene and look forward to the next chapter.
Singaporean violinist Shuxiang Yang joined us in presenting our 10th Anniversary Concert and Lim Yan’s programme. A music researcher and doctoral candidate at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Shuxiang enthralled the audience with an insightful commentary of Domenico Scarlatti, Joseph Haydn and Sergei Rachmaninov . We look forward to collaborating with Shuxiang again in the future.
2006 Young Artist Award Recipient Lim Yan is a full-time faculty member of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music as Senior Lecturer in Collaborative Piano, as well as adjunct faculty at the School of the Arts, a position he has held since its inception in 2008. He is also the current Artistic Director of the Singapore International Piano Festival. A keen collaborative pianist and chamber musician, Lim has been part of the piano quintet series Take 5 since 2007. He performs regularly with violinist Lee Shi Mei, and has also worked with violinist Ning Feng and cellist Wang Jian in recital.
Lim Yan, piano
Shuxiang Yang, musicologist-presenter
Programme:
D. Scarlatti : Sonata in D major K.478
J. Haydn: Sonata in D major, Hob.XVI:37
D. Scarlatti : Sonata in D major K.435
D. Scarlatti : Sonata in D major K.436
S. Rachmaninov: Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op.3 No.2
S. Rachmaninov: 13 Preludes Op.32
Highlights from Lim Yan’s solo piano recital
Lim Yan, piano
Highlights from Shuxiang Yang’s presentation
Shuxiang Yang, musicologist-presenter [www.shuxiangyang.com]
