Baroque Week: Bach for Pianists

Inspirational life-affirming music-making is at the heart of the YST Conservatory. Centred in one of the world’s most dynamic countries, YST is uniquely placed to offer a distinct and powerful contemporary Asian voice.The Conservatory brings together a world-class faculty and facility to nurture students in performance, composition, production and engagement. Through our undergraduate, graduate, continuing education and youth offerings, we connect dynamically with the surrounding musical ecosystem. We host a vibrant performance calendar with around 200 concerts annually, featuring students and faculty alongside international artists. Our community engagement programme has extensive local and global reach. Students are supported to find their own artistic pathways through exchanges, festivals, competitions and projects. More broadly, our international networks further enhance the educational experience and ensure our continued evolution.

Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music

Bach specialist Dr. Irwin Shung collaborates with harpsichordist Dr. Qin Ying Tan to discuss adapting the modern piano to the music of Bach.

ABOUT THIS EVENTPlaying Bach on the piano has become only more controversial with time.  While many in the early-music world consider the modern instrument wholly  inappropriate for baroque music, the legendary András Schiff considers it an improvement over the harpsichord, and acclaimed artists such as Murray Perahia and Angela Hewitt have carved a niche for themselves as expert interpreters of Bach on the nine-foot concert grand.  Bach himself was familiar with early fortepianos and contributed to their development.In this session, Bach specialist Dr. Irwin Shung collaborates with harpsichordist Dr. Qin Ying Tan to discuss reasonable ways pianists today might adapt their instrument to the music of Bach, touching on pedaling, ornamentation, articulation, dynamics, Baroque dance, and other important elements.TICKETING INFORMATIONOut of respect for other participants, no children under 6 years of age will be allowed admission.To help keep our community safe, here are the measures that we will be adhering to:• Only individuals who are fully vaccinated or exempted from Vaccination-Differentiated Safe Management Measures (VDS)* may be admitted to performances with more than 500 audience members.• *Exempted from VDS: Individuals who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection and are within 180 days of their first positive test result, individuals who are medically ineligible for COVID-19 vaccination, and children aged 12 and below.• All audience members must warrant that all vaccination and VDS information is correct when requested for disclosure.• All audience members must consent to the collection, use and disclosure of personal data in relation to the ticket holders’ vaccination and VDS data.• Do bring along your photo identification and proof of vaccination. We regret that patrons who do not have their photo ID or proof of vaccination may be denied entry. Please visit the MOH website for details.* Please refer to ystmusic.nus.edu.sg for the latest event updates.

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