Synopsis

The Singapore Chamber Music Festival 2026 closes with an all-star gala concert in a concert encompassing the values of the SCMF: to connect, share and celebrate!

Watch our international and local faculty come together in the passionate Schumann Quintet, Brahms' mellow String Sextet No. 1, and the Piazzolla-inspired Last Round by Golijov, borrowed from a short story on boxing by Julio Cortázar.

Programme

Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in E♭ major, Op. 44
Johannes Brahms Sextet no. 1
Osvaldo ⁠Golijov Last Round For Double Quartet And Bass

Duration - 100mins with 20min intermission

Featuring

Schumann:
Kosuke Akimoto (piano, Aoi Trio)
Concordia Quartet (Wilford Goh, Kim Kyu Ri, Edward Tan, Lin Juan)

Brahms:
Kyoko Ogawa, violin
Yang Shuxiang, violin
Kirsten Docter, viola
Jeremy Chiew, viola
Leslie Tan, cello
Yu Ito, cello

Golijov:
Jonathan Ong, violin
Kyoko Ogawa, violin
Sandy Yamamoto, violin
Yang Shuxiang, violin
Edward Tan, viola
Jeremy Chiew, viola
Lin Juan, cello
Yu Ito, cello