Festival

vOilah! Singapore

vOilah! France Singapore Festival 2020 returns from 22 October to 22 November 2020. Presented by the Embassy of France in Singapore, the festival, by combining its opening with the 100th anniversary of the visits to Singapore by Georges Clemenceau, former French premier, is placed under the symbolism of resilience throughout history.

This year, there are about 50 programmes covering culture, education, science and lifestyle, expressing France’s true friendship with Singapore in good times as well as hard times.

Due to its hybrid format, vOilah! will also be in 2020 an experimentation field for new event formats and will promote, more than ever, innovative collaborations between our countries thanks to the support of 110 partners from France and Singapore.

MORE INFO www.voilah.sg

Concert

Ankara brings the newest member to the world music family

Turkish capital's long awaited state-of-the art concert hall, set to have its jubilant gala opening concerts to mark the Republic Day on 29 and 30 The gala opening concert will host the world’s most glamorous opera star Angela Gheorghiu and Güher-Süher Pekinel, considered one of the best piano duo in the world .

The musical complex is coming to the heart of Ankara on a sight-axis between the Historical Citadel and Atatürk’s Mausoleum.

Costing some 83 million Euros, the musical campus, as the home base for the Presidential Symphony Orchestra founded in 1826, will host most respectful orchestras and soloists from all around the world. A skillful team of management will support orchestra’s day to day operations.

The building complex will house 2023 seats capacity “Grand Hall'', 500 seats capacity “Blue Hall '' and the 600 seats “Historical Symphony Hall” which will be integrated shortly after restoration. The venue will quickly establish itself as a meeting place for culture fans with its restaurants, museum and open air spaces.

MORE INFO http://cso.gov.tr/en/