The Flying Inkpot

12/01/2026

Our first review of 2026, with a brand-new local premiere, no less!

Were you at the concert? What was *your* experience?

Orchestra of the Music Makers Play SG Premiere of Walton’s First Symphony
https://www.flyinginkpot.com/2026/01/waltonommhaochenzhang

16/11/2025

Hannu Lintu made his eagerly anticipated debut as Singapore Symphony Orchestra's Music Director-designate on Friday with Haydn's Nelson Mass and Mahler's Fourth Symphony.

Derek Lim reviews.

https://www.flyinginkpot.com/2025/11/hannu-lintu-makes-radiant-debut-with-music-not-of-this-earth/

09/11/2025

A lovely, freely lyrical performance from Lynnette Seah and Sir Stephen Hough.

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04/11/2025

One Melody, celebrating 50 years of harmonious relations between Singapore and Republic of Korea, featured Orchestra of the Music Makers, with pianist Kun-Woo Paik and conductor Chan Tze Law.

Derek Lim reviews.

https://www.flyinginkpot.com/2025/11/omm-kunwoopaik/

03/11/2025

The G: here are some SG Culture vouchers so you can experience the Arts!

Also The G+:

(And name the pianist, for Chrissakes!)

President Tharman plays piano pong with national table tennis star Ethan Poh

02/11/2025

Now in their fourth iteration, Concordia Quartet will play a concert of Dvorak, Purcell and Mozart on 21 Nov 2025.

Aileen Tang speaks to them to understand what has changed... and what remains essentially Concordia.

https://www.flyinginkpot.com/2025/10/facets-of-nature-an-interview-with-concordia-quartet-the-flying-inkpot/

28/10/2025

Nostalgia, teenage angst, and a thumping 90s beat — WILD RICE's The Serangoon Gardens Techno Party of 1993 has it all.

Read Derek Lim's take on The Flying Inkpot:

https://www.flyinginkpot.com/2025/10/serangoongardenspartywildrice/

26/10/2025

The Orchestra of the Music Makers joins forces with Korean piano legend Kun-Woo Paik in One Melody, a celebration of fifty years of relations between Republic of Korea and Singapore.

Aileen Tang speaks with Prof Chan Tze Law, OMM’s Music Director, and composer Jonathan Shin, whose new work "what the sea was whispering!" receives its world premiere, about friendship, influence, and the music that connects two shores.

https://www.flyinginkpot.com/2025/10/omm-shin-chan/

26/10/2025

Benjamin Grosvenor excited the senses with shimmering Ravel, towering Mussorgsky and dramatic Chopin, presented by Altenburg Arts, at the Victoria Concert Hall.

https://www.flyinginkpot.com/2025/10/concert-review-benjamin-grosvenor-plays-with-control-and-artistry-the-flying-inkpot/

21/10/2025

Congratulations, Eric Lu!

American pianist Eric Lu won the top prize at the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw on Tuesday.

20/10/2025

An interview with Chopin Competition finalist Vincent Ong before the competition. Incredibly, he does not own a piano at home.

15/08/2025

Thank you for all the memories, Maestro.

RIP.

He was one of the first recipients of the Cultural Medallion. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.