Events

Through a week-long series of creative workshops during orientation, Conservatory freshmen collaborate on their first musical project to present a new compositional work based on improvisational styles in this first Noon Recital of the new academic year.

Ensemble-in-Residence Red Dot Baroque leads students in an improvisation workshop based on 17th-century collections by John Playford.

In this seminar, various RDB members share properties of their instruments with YST composition majors, using their typical roles during the Baroque period as a starting point for new possibilities in today’s musical landscape.

Bach specialist Dr. Irwin Shung collaborates with harpsichordist Dr. Qin Ying Tan to discuss reasonable ways pianists today might adapt their instrument to the music of Bach, touching on pedaling, ornamentation, articulation, dynamics, Baroque dance, and other important elements.

Join members from RDB in uncovering new perspectives on historical performance practice and how it impacts the way we think about music we play today.

Harpsichordist and baroque dance specialist Tan Qin Ying lead YST students through basics of baroque dance.

The Wednesday Noon Recitals offer short student performance from the full range of Conservatory activity, an ideal introduction to the world of classical music.

Explore musical riddles of the Renaissance period and its intellectual culture with this fun workshop!

Conducted by RDB harpsichordist Gerald Lim, this workshop aims to equip pianists with a fundamental understanding in the mechanics and techniques of the harpsichord, and how they differ from the modern piano.

Students from the "Baroque Improvisation" and "Cori spezzati" workshops present a culmination of their week-long exploration of 17th century music and styles.

Join Red Dot Baroque on a grand musical tour of Baroque Europe, passing through London, Venice, Innsbruck and Paris, culminating in the revolutionary Les élémens by Jean-Féry Rebel.

YST Alumnus Phoon Yu discusses his album, SEVEN: Organ Music of Singapore, that brings together solo organ music by various young Singaporean composers, recorded on a Singaporean instrument by a Singaporean, and released on the international market.

The Voyage Festival 2022 opens with a brilliant display of orchestral colors, featuring two masterpieces by Jean-Philippe Rameau and Igor Stravinsky, performed by the alumni of Yong Siew Toh Conservatory. 

In this concert, the familiar melodies of Mahler, Dvorak and Paganini, will be presented with the sounds of brass instruments infused with the head-banging elements of electronic dance music and flavours of traditional Chinese music.

Tan Yuting's 2025 and Chen Zhangyi's Kampung Spirit track the changing urban and social landscape of Singapore, and plot a speculative roadmap for the near and distant future.

Join our musicians in this family-friendly musical journey, multisensorial experiences, storytelling and musical games that connect different fields of art, framed around an eclectic mix of music featuring popular classical favourites. 

The closing show of the Voyage Festival tells of the serendipitous encounter of two wayfaring strangers whose fates led to, and eventually apart from, each other. Through music and song, they bask in the merriment of living, the zest of young love, the woes of belonging, and many more moments in-between. 

Visiting Artist Peter Steiner conducts a masterclass with YST trombonists.

Max Riefer talks about his realisation of Irama Mabuk, a work for 24 cowbells composed by Assoc. Prof. Peter Edwards.

The Wednesday Noon Recitals offer short student performance from the full range of Conservatory activity, an ideal introduction to the world of classical music.

The Steiner-Hochwartner Duo performs a programme of music for trombone and piano.

Visiting Artist Sir Stephen Hough conducts a masterclass with YST pianists.

2021 Concerto Competition prizewinner Georgii Moroz features in this atmospheric programme with Principal Conductor Jason Lai and the YST Orchestral Institute.