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Homegrown conductor Quek Ling Kiong, 55, at the Singapore Conference Hall on Feb 13, 2023. Mr Quek has been named principal conductor of Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) in Jan 2023.

(ST PHOTO: RYAN CHIONG)

Home-grown conductor Quek Ling Kiong decided to pursue formal music studies only at the age of 27.

ST PHOTO: RYAN CHIONG

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SINGAPORE – Newly minted

principal conductor of Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) Quek Ling Kiong

hopes to forge meaningful partnerships with arts and cultural groups to enhance SCO’s Singaporean identity.

Under the baton of the locally born and bred conductor, SCO will be distinctly Singaporean, while maintaining its world-class standards.

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