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Shanghai Symphony Orchestra makes delicious Singapore debut
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The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Asia’s oldest orchestra, played at the Esplanade Concert Hall on March 23.
PHOTO: LEILEI CAI
Esplanade Concert Hall
March 23, 7.30pm
Formed as the Shanghai Public Band in 1879, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is Asia’s oldest orchestra. For context, the Berlin Philharmonic was founded in 1882, while the London Symphony began in 1904. It took the SSO 147 years before it made its Singapore debut under music director Long Yu, and what a debut it was.
