Chloe Chua - Largo from Spring, Vivaldi's Four Seasons

𝑂𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟-𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑤𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑤, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑓𝑦 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑡-ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑑 𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑠, ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑑𝑜𝑔 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑚.
Today, 23 April, is the one-year anniversary of Chloe's Four Seasons performance back on 23rd and 24th April 2022. Although it wasn't the first time the Singapore Symphony accompanied her, it was Chloe's first appearance with the national orchestra in a full, classic concert setting at the Esplanade Concert Hall - an event postponed since Oct 2020 due to the pandemic. And it was full house on both days. She was 15, and a month away from being announced as the SSO's Artist-In-Residence. ‪@ChloeChuaviolinist‬
"While commanding the stage like a seasoned veteran, she retains an innocent girlish charm that would melt the stoniest of hearts. For her, it is no longer a matter of playing right notes, but one of making music with a spontaneity that comes as naturally as breathing. In tutti sections, she blended as one with the orchestra, then emerging with a solo voice that could only be described as sheer poetry.
"Whether imitating bird songs, torrential rain storms, hunting horns or falling snow, she was fully absorbed with every measure and turn of phrase. Who could fault the audience for applauding after each season and every fast movement, just to catch her winsome smile?"
- Chang Tou Liang, The Straits Times (www.straitstim... - PAYWALL)
This is the last of 5 planned clips from the concert video we are posting. To watch the full performance, please consider paying a small fee to support us at our digital concert hall SSOLOUNGE lounge.sso.org...
For more information on Chloe's album on ‪@Pentatonemusic‬ www.pentatonem...
Chloe recently performed her final concert of the 2022/23 season with the Singapore Symphony as our Artist-In-Residence. What happens next? Stay tuned to our 2023/24 Season announcement coming up in May!
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Chan Yoong-Han (Fixed Chair First Violin), leader
Cindy Lee, Kong Xianlong, Cao Can, Foo Say Ming, violin 1
Zhao Tian, Hai-Won Kwok, Margit Saur, Shao Tao Tao, Nikolai Koval, violin 2
Zhang Man Chin (Principal), Luo Biao, Dandan Wang, Marietta Ku, viola
Yu Jing (Associate Principal), Guo Hao, Jamshid Saydikarimov, cello
Yang Zheng Yi (Associate Principal), double bass
Gerald Lim, harpsichord
Video & Audio: msm-productions (Singapore)