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Press Clippings

Title Publication Author Date
Malaysian composer paints music from visual images komunitikini   8 February 2012
Multimedia concert to wow audiences in Malaysia The Star Online   6 February 2012
OF FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS Pianomania Chang Tou Liang 28 January 2012
Four play to impress  The Straits Times (Life!) Chang Tou Liang 28 January 2012
T'ang Quartet thinks 'out of the box' for museum concert ST Life! Reviews Chang Tou Liang 27 January 2012
Playing to the Gallery  Straits Times   26 January 2012
Longing Time Out Kuala Lumpur   16 January 2012
名画环绕中听印象派音乐 Lianhe Zaobao 王舒杨 5 January 2012
Live music for art  The Straits Times (life! arts) Corrie Tan 29 December 2011
Great performances The Straits Times   26 November 2011
Musical Note Men's Folio Magazine   November 2011
For posterity's sake  TODAY Paper Mayo Martin 19 September 2011
Death of the Harlequin Pianomania Chang Tou Liang 19 September 2011
T’ang Quartet's sterling, stirring effort The Straits Times (Life! Section) Chang Tou Liang 19 September 2011
T’ang’s for the memories The Straits Times (Life! Section) Akshita Nanda 13 September 2011
Sights, sounds and glorious food of Edinburgh MyPaper (Travel) Lionel Tan 12 September 2011
唐四重奏拉响"哈利昆小丑之死" Lianhe Zaobao 王舒杨 8 September 2011
Philip Glass Ensemble: the Qatsi trilogy; BBCSO/Volkov; Melvyn Tan; T'ang Quartet; Bo Skovhus; Montreal SO/Nagano; Llyr William; Ten Plagues – review The Observer/guardian.co.uk Fiona Maddocks 21 August 2011
Classical review: T'ang Quartet Edinburgh Festivals powered by scotsman.com Susan Nickalls 18 August 2011
Buskers, stars, tourists crowd Edinburgh Fringe Festival Today Online   8 August 2011
Singapore in Scotland Dr Marc's Blog Dr Marc Rochester 2 August 2011
The joy of appreciating classical music d’Bassists official blog d’Bassists 8 August 2011
T'ang Quartet on Arts Forward okto   July 2011
Postmodern Chinese Music? Singapore Arts Festival Blog Jun Zubillaga-Pow 07 June, 2011
Musical Feast for Both Ears and Eyes The Business Times Tan Teck Heng 02 June, 2011
A Festival to Remember Channel Newsasia   01 June, 2011
Retail Therapy (Ng Yu-Ying, T’ang Quartet) Business Traveller Asia Pacific   June 2011
Sounds of Lost Shu The Business Times Weekend Christopher Lim 28-29 May, 2011
Scenestealer – T'ang Quartet I-S Magazine (No. 561) Hidayah Salamat 27 May, 2011
Okto Knockout Okto Knockout   23 May, 2011
S'pore Arts Fest takes on history's underdogs, museums and … aliens? TODAY Online Mayo Martin 23 May, 2011
T'ang Quartet Interview (《唐四重奏》專訪) Good Morning Singapore (樂活新主張) 琪琪 & 林有懿 16 May, 2011
T'ang Quartet Soul Capture in Jinsha (唐四重奏金沙找魂) Lianhe Zaobao Woo Mun Ngan 10 May, 2011
Soul Capture Part 2 to narrate Jinsha's future (《金沙-找魂》将推第二部为观众讲述金沙未来) Sina.com (China)   15 April, 2011
Time Travels 3,000 years, modern music searches soul of Jinsha (穿越三千年时空现代音乐为金沙"找魂") Newsssc.org (Sichuan News, China)   14 April, 2011
Singapore string quartet performs on historical site dated 3,000 years back (新加坡乐队对话三千年前蜀人) Sohu.com (China)   14 April, 2011
Singapore group performs enchanting music on Jinsha site (金沙祭祀坑里新加坡演奏家奏响美妙旋律) NetEase (China)   14 April, 2011
Performance on historical site with strict rules on footwear and weight of performers (金沙祭祀坑旁演奏弦乐体重穿着都有要求) Sichuan Online Scol.com (China)   14 April, 2011
Musicians perform Soul Capture on historical site wearing socks to preserve grounds (《金沙-找魂》古迹上演奏为保护文物穿棉袜) E North (China)   14 April, 2011
Singapore's T'ang Quartet plays in Chengdu (新加坡"唐-弦乐四重奏"成都奏响全球巡演第一乐章) Xinmin (China)   13 April, 2011
Singapore's T'ang Quartet plays first music chapter in Chengdu (新加坡"唐-弦乐四重奏"成都奏响全球巡演第一乐章) CNR (China)   13 April, 2011
Singapore's T'ang Quartet performs on historical Jinsha Site(新加坡"唐·弦乐四重奏"成都金沙遗址献曲) China News (Online Media)   13 April, 2011
Great Expectations The Business Times Christopher Lim 11 February, 2011
Soul Capture The Straits Times (Life! Section) Corrie Tan 10 February, 2011
Cool Music from the Balcony The Straits Times Chang Tou Liang 17 January, 2011
Primetime Morning interview Channel News Asia Suzanne Jung & Dominique Loh 13 January, 2011
T'ang Quartet on okto Rough Cuts okto   12 January, 2011
Brass-string pairing The Straits Times Magdalen Ng 6 January, 2011
T’ang Quartet X Aldrin Strung Together Juice Magazine Hazel Tan December, 2011
Highly Fun with the T'ang Today Online Christopher Toh 14 December, 2010
Highly Strung and Raring to Go www.singaporekopitiam.sg Kopitiam Team 30 November, 2010
Highly Strung I CNNGo Denise Cheong 26 November, 2010
Maiden Affair / Putting the T'ang in Azerbaijan Canberra Times (Reviews) Leslie Tan October 23-24, 2010
T'ang Quartet on Heartbeat Singapore Channel News Asia   26th August, 2010
Fine Finn and engaging Elena Canberra Times (Reviews) Jennifer Gall May 16-28, 2010
T'ang Quartet's joys and perils The Straits Times Chang Tou Liang Monday, May 3, 2010
Play with the T'ang Quartet The Straits Times (Life! people) Magdalen Ng 12 April, 2010
T'ang boys join SSO The Straits Times Christa Yeo Friday, January 15, 2010
Blinding Bling! Unbridled Lust! Virgins! TODAY Online Mayo Martin 6 October, 2009
Haunting music (T'ang Quartet and Thomas Hecht) The Straits Times (Life!) Chang Tou Liang Monday, March 9, 2009
Break for T'ang Quartet Founder The Straits Times (Life!Buzz) Cara Van Miriah Saturday, March 7, 2009
T'ang all ready to thrill New Straits Times (Johor Buzz, Malaysia) Jassmine Shadiqe Saturday, July 5, 2008
T'ang Quartet up for award The Straits Times (Life!People) Frankie Chee Monday, March 10, 2008
T'ang Quartet The Straits Times   Tuesday, December 27, 2005
The Art of War www.classicalsource.com Ltd William Yeoman Thursday, October 20, 2005
Proficient but clinical play from T'ang Quartet The Business Times Matthew Phan Friday, September 23, 2005
Mesmerising madness The Straits Times Cheong Suk-Wai Tuesday, September 20, 2005
The Fantastic Four The Straits Times Cheong Suk-Wai Thursday, September 15, 2005
Reviews CDs – The Art of War The Strad Magazine Robert Markow September 2005 Issue
"Pursue, but never be held hostage" STYLE Magazine   July 2005
Stirring the soul strings The Straits Times Cheong Suk-Wai Friday, May 20, 2005
The Music of My Heart Young Parents Magazine   May 2005 edition
T'ang you for the music Today David Chew Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Noting a T'ang of prejudice The Straits Times Eng Shou Jie Friday, April 1, 2005
More than mood magicians The Straits Times Tan Shzr Ee Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Review: T'ang Quartet The Classical Source Richard Whitehouse Saturday, March 26, 2005
The T’ang of success Today David Chew Monday, March 14, 2005
Quartet scores only in last quarter The Straits Times Cheong Suk-Wai Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Tango with T’ang The New Paper   Saturday, December 18, 2004
Classic act with sizzling tangos New Straits Times (Malaysia) Janagi Morugan December 16, 2004
Singaporean artists to hit HCM City VNS (Vietnam)   Saturday, March 13, 2004
How to snag yourself… A musician boyfriend CLEO Magazine   November 2003
Stirring Tower fanfares launch festive evening The Boston Globe Richard Dryer Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Bright Sparks THE AGE (Australia) Clive O'Connell October 17, 2002
T'ango-ing on their own now The Straits Times Tee Hun Ching October, 2000
T'ang Quartet strikes right note The Straits Times Lionel Choi June 15, 2000
T'ang Quartet   John Howard June 13, 2000
Youthful and fresh handling of old compositions The Straits Times Veronica Shunmugam June 2000
String quartets juxtapose polish, passion Detroit Free Press (The Way We Live) Mark Stryker Monday, February 28, 2000
Singapore's T'ang Quartet Wins 3rd Prize at Prestigious Chamber Music Competition Soundbites Magazine   July 1999
Snappy affair, with a broken string, too The Straits Times Tan Shzr Ee Friday, August 21, 1998
T'ang Quartet to Celebrate New Music Program Rice University (USA) David Kaplan November 20, 1997
A Time for US The Arts Magazine Phan Ming Yen September/October 1997
Gimmicky clothes but the music is tight and polished The Straits Times Lionel Choi August 1997
Passionate four's forte is melodic Romantics The Straits Times Phan Ming Yen February, 1996
T'ang Quartet was pure stimulation – intellectual and otherwise 8Days (Issue no.208) Penelope Chan October 1 - 8, 1994
Sell out? Sold out! 8Days (Issue no.135) David Brazil May 8 -15, 1993
Dazzling timing The Straits Times Terence Dawson April 16, 1993
If we can appreciate Metallica, anyone can appreciate Mozart The Sunday Times Pat D'Rose Sunday, April 4, 1993
Dazzling debut The Straits Times (TGIF) Terence Dawson Friday, November 20, 1992
Musica Duo Musica Duo   Jun 1990

Press Coverage

…to its ironic and final soothing figurations, the audience was kept transfixed.

The Straits Times 2009

"flashes of inspired synchronicity that fired the senses into overdrive, even euphoria."

The Scotsman 2007

…The T'ang Quartet's rhythmic delivery was exceptionally tight and sharp…' their command of timbre and internal balance seemed ideal…'making the music sound as fresh as it had been written yesterday …

The Irish Times, June, 2006

"…a fine-toned, well-balanced, thoughtfully blended ensemble without a weak link – and with an excellent sense of style…"

The Strad, June, 2005

…this ensemble is outstanding. Unanimity of attack is uncanny, and intonation and internal balance both impress greatly. These are plainly minds which share a wavelength.

The Evening Standard, 29 March, 2005

…a lively and excellent young ensemble…

The Spectator, 11 December, 2004

…played by the astounding T'ang Quartet…with such confidence, bravura and charisma that they won the largest ovation of the Tanglewood Festival…

Boston Globe, July 24, 2002

Quartet plays with zing of confidence…a smooth sheen to the sound… this quartet is its own master and commands that organic unity.

The Australian, April 6, 2001

★★★ out of 4 Stars. …the T'ang Quartet brought more emotion and a greater sense of risk to its program that ultimately left me more exhilarated.…the T'ang is blessed with an incisive point of view.

Detroit Free Press, February 28, 2000

…upbeat stage personality…trademarks of their tireless crusade to change the opinion that classical music is only for stuffed shirts.

The Straits Times, 1994

a magnificent debut…

The Straits Times, November 20, 1992