Witness two of Singapore's greatest pianists perform. Melvyn Tan and Churen Li represent two different generations of Singaporean pianism. Melvyn left Singapore as a pre-teen to study in UK (Menuhin School and Royal College of Music) during the 1960s, while Churen was entirely home-grown, having completed her undergraduate years at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory and further degrees at Yale and Cambridge.
In their first collaboration together, one could scarcely tell their age-gap (about 40 years) but just appreciate two great musical minds at work, in this ground-breaking performance of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring on two pianos.
One can only wonder what it was like witnessing Stravinsky and Debussy playing this music in a reading at Satie's home back in 1912. The performance on 27 October 2023 at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, part of the Performers(') Present Symposium would come close to it, or perhaps even better that.
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