Forty years ago, maestro Choo Hoey conducted the debut concert of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) and included in the programme American composer Charles Ives' The Unanswered Question to symbolise his worries about whether the new ensemble would last.
His concerns turned out to be unfounded. Tonight, he conducts the SSO at the Esplanade Concert Hall for its 40th anniversary season and the programme promises early works from noted composers who would go on to transform the musical landscape.
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