BMS: Future concerts

Please note: All forthcoming BMS concerts will be held at the Orchid Garden Hotel (unless otherwise stated)

August 19th, 2006

Blindman's Holiday - a capella singers from Australia
Close harmony singing and percussion from folk to jazz to ethnic world music

September 22nd

Sonya Bach - classical pianist
A South Korean virtuoso pianist now based in Switzerland, Sonya will present a programme of Bach arrangements and her favourite Spanish piano music

October 30th

Stephen Framil - cellist
An American soloist renowned for his recordings of Bach's cello suites, Stephen will perform a classical programme that includes pieces by Bach, Schubert, Piazzola and Kodaly. Local pianist Marieta Del Mar will accompany him.

January 22nd and 24th, 2007

Sandip Chatterjee and Pintu Das - santoor and tabla
An evening of classical Indian music from two of Kolkata's best known and critically acclaimed performers.

March 9th

The Borneo Sinfonia
Conductor John Jackets and violinist David Norrish bring together some of Brunei's best classical musicians to perform pieces by Rosetti, Beethoven, Mozart, Prokofiev and Bartok.

April 27th

June Tan and Hanafie Mohd Imam - piano and bass
An evening of jazz from two of Kota Kinabalu's finest musicians: June Tan on piano and vocals and Hanafie Mohd Imam on fretless bass.

Next Concert

May 26th

Roman Rudnytsky - classical piano
Back for an unprecedented 6th visit to Brunei, Ukrainian-American pianist Roman Rudnytsky will be playing a programme of classical favourites.

June 30th

Brunei Young Musicians' Concert
14 of Brunei's best young musicians will showcase their talents in an evening featuring piano, violin, voice and traditional Chinese instruments.

"It's a marvelous feeling when someone says "I want to do this song of yours" because they've connected to it. That's what I'm after" ~ Mary Chapin Carpenter

Concert review

The concerts coming in this year present an exciting array of talent.

From baritone and piano, jazz guitar, classical piano, solo violin and four-hands piano to a capella harmonies.