It was an honour to be invited to perform in the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) at their Lunchtime Performances series. Professor Lim Seh Chun was the brains behind this initiative that brings arts to the campus, involving students, alumni and guests. Piano Fiesta is its mini piano festival, featuring only piano music, and this was a revival of an ongoing series that was disrupted during the pandemic.
Here are the photos from this year's first Piano Fiesta, the programme of which was as eclectic as one can get, and whatever you do, "Don't shoot the piano player!"
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| Professor Lim Seh Chun introduces the Piano Fiesta series. |
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| Opening the matinee was Marc-Andre Hamelin's Ringtone Waltz (Valse irritation apres Nokia) |
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| Jer-Ming Chen skillfully improvised on four notes in a minimalist manner from the Pelog Gamelan scale. |
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| Chu Wy Ton offered up Debussy's Arabesque No.1 & Gershwin's The Man I Love. |
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| Tongyu Lu performed a marvelous improvisation on Jerome Kern's All The Things You Are. |
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| Speaking on what inspired Rachmaninov's most infamous Prelude, about 40 roubles. |
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| Rachmaninov's Prelude in C# minor, Op.3 No.2, warts and all. |
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| The most accomplished performance came from SUTD Humanities lecturer Melissa Tu in Chopin's Ballade No.2. |
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| All the performers get their just desserts. |
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| Among the guests who attended were Professor Chan Heng Chee, Professor Bernard Tan and Dr Geh Min, music lovers all. |
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| Reliving the old SSO days are Professors Lim Seh Chun & Bernard Tan. |
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