In this preview of the SSO’s European tour programme, rising young violinist Yang Tianwa returns with Mendelssohn’s well-loved masterpiece, the Violin Concerto in E minor. The concert opens with music specially composed for the SSO by the promising Singaporean composer Chen Zhangyi. The second half features the delightful Suite from Strauss’ popular opera Der Rosenkavalier as well as La Valse, Ravel’s vivid depiction of nineteenth century Vienna when the waltz was king.
