An orchestra rapidly gaining recognition around the world, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is a full-time professional orchestra with 96 members.
The Orchestra’s performing home is Singapore’s Esplanade Concert Hall, and it also performs regularly at the Victoria Concert Hall and other venues. Performing over 50 symphonic concerts a year, its versatile repertoire covers both popular orchestral masterpieces and exciting cutting-edge premieres. In support of Singaporean talent, local musicians and composers feature prominently in the concert season. Since its founding in 1979, the SSO has toured America, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, France, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Lan Shui assumed the position of Music Director in 1997. He has raised the Orchestra’s profile considerably and is committed to the performance of new Asian compositions. The Orchestra’s recordings of the first-ever complete symphony cycle of Alexander Tcherepnin received widespread acclaim, and the SSO has also recorded the music of Chen Yi, Zhou Long, Bright Sheng and Richard Yardumian. Artists heard on SSO recordings include Evelyn Glennie, Cho-Liang Lin, Gil Shaham, Noriko Ogawa, Christian Lindberg and Martin Frost.