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Goodbye, for now: Singapore Symphony Orchestra's outgoing music director Shui Lan
Shui Lan does not rule out returning to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra as a guest conductor but, for now, the SSO will need time away from him to evolve







Chinese-American conductor Shui Lan took up the baton by accident.
He started playing the violin at age five and wanted to be a violinist, but a football injury to his hand at 18 meant he could not practise the instrument for a long time.
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