Lan Shui begins tour with Singapore Symphony Orchestra

8 October 2010

Lan Shui has embarked on a tour with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, beginning in London with a critically-acclaimed concert on Monday at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, where he was joined by Stephen Hough playing Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1. In her article for The Times, Hilary Finch gave her take on proceedings: “On the crest of the wave, and into Debussy’s La Mer, played with exuberant flair – and then, as an encore, a roaring upbeat into Bernstein’s Candide Overture (a tribute, doubtless, to Shui’s mentor) – and then, equally unexpectedly, a velvety envoi in Bach’s Air on a G string."  The orchestra clearly made an impression, with her review closing with a simple statement: "Come back soon.”

Subsequent performances will be held at Frankfurt Alte Oper, Munich Herkulessaal, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Berlin Philharmonie and  Dresden Musikfestspiele.