Singapore Symphony Orchestra

The critically acclaimed Singapore Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director and renowned Austrian conductor, Hans Graf, will make its Australian debut in February 2025, performing at the Concert Hall, QPAC on Sunday, February 16.

Mr Kenneth Kwok, Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Symphony Group, says the concerts will mark the Orchestra’s first international multi-city tour since 2016. 

“We are thrilled to be making our Australia debut in 2025 and showcasing the incredible virtuosity of the SSO alongside award-winning 17-year-old Singaporean violin virtuoso Chloe Chua and Sydney-born Principal Cellist, Ng Pei-Sian,” says Kwok.

Along with Brahms’ final orchestral work, the 1887 Double Concerto for Violin and Cello (in A minor, Op. 102), the concerts will feature the award-winning Luciola singapura by Singaporean composer Koh Cheng Jin, a shimmering evocation of the Singapore firefly; and Tchaikovsky’s tremendous Fifth Symphony (E minor, Op. 64), a towering masterpiece with its heart fully on its sleeve.

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has earned an international reputation for its virtuosity, having garnered sterling reviews for its overseas tours and more than 50 recordings. Awarded third place in the prestigious Gramophone Orchestra of the Year Award 2021, the SSO was also named one of the 23 best orchestras in the world by BBC Music Magazine in 2022.

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