Concert review: SSO shines at full strength with Shostakovich

Conductor Hans Graf leads the Singapore Symphony Orchestra at full strength in a performance of Shostakovich on March 31, 2022. PHOTO: NATHANIEL LIM
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Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Esplanade Concert Hall, March 31

A huge cheer erupted in the Esplanade Concert Hall when Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) chief conductor Hans Graf announced that this was the first time the orchestra had assembled at full strength to perform a concert since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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