It's the eve of Hari Raya Haji, a Muslim public holiday that has to do with the pilgrimage to Mecca or a haj, not to be mistaken with Hari Raya Puasa, the end of the fasting month Ramadan. Very soon after the "Three Chef" Soiree, Lianhe Zaobao musical journalist Zhang Heyang organised his Hari Raya Musica which brought together more of his musical friends on a Tuesday evening (26 May). There are more violinists this time, he promised but we were not expecting an actual concert pianist and composer to be present. But like a true jouno, Heyang knows everybody...
Enough of waffling, so here are the photos of another every enjoyable soiree. Nobody quite knew what they were going to play, so it was a case of "let's see what scores we have available". Thankfully, there were some emergency Bach and emergency Kreisler at hand, sure prophylactics against boredom and somnolence.
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| Where are the greens? Here they are, very healthy! |
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| Getting to know everybody |
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| The ice was broken when Two-Set Zhang played Ohne Dich by Erich Korngold |
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| It sounded completely different when played by true professionals: Jonathan Shin & Zhang Xiaomeng |
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| Jon Shin's The Other Swan where the bird swims in an opposite direction due to the Coriolis effect in Singapore. |
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| Young Pei En plays Elgar's Salut d'Amour |
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| J.S.Bach's Double Violin Concerto with different duos in three movements. I. Heyang with Yang Liuyi |
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| II. Liuyi with Xiaomeng |
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| III. Xiaomeng with Heyang |
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| Shostakovich-Atovmyan 5 Pieces for two violins |
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| Heyang's Intermission Tiramisu with Tommaso from Genoa, who certainly knows his tiramisus. |
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| Erik Satie's Gymnopedie No.1 with added modifications |
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| Improvising on some Chinese songs |
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| Bryan Ong sings Stars from Les Miserables |
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| More Shostakovich |
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| Kreisler's Liebesleid & Schone Rosmarin |
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| Jon Shin plays improvisations. NB. He will perform a Late Night recital at the Singapore International Piano Festival at The Arts House on 3 July |
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| Liuyi plays more improvisations before locking her violin for good. |
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| In reality, this was an Arsenal Premiership 2025-2026 celebration. |
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| Three-Set Zhang (Chang + Zhang X 2) + Hubby of Zhang |
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| Till the next soiree! |
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