MONDAY, OCT 19

DON'T miss the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, which performs here in its first international concert tour under its new music director, Alan Gilbert. Renowned violinist Frank Zimmermann and pianist Emanuel Ax perform with the orchestra in two concerts with programmes that include Brahms' Violin Concerto, Mahler's Symphony No. 1, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 and his Symphony No. 7.
Date: Oct 19 and 20
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall
Tickets: $78 to $268 from Sistic

WEDNESDAY, OCT 21

CATCH the Henderson Berlin Chambers Trio, which unites three masters of the music world in their six-city tour: American Jeff Berlin on bass, Dennis Chambers on drums and Scott Henderson on guitar. The jazz-rock fusion heavyweights will play here for the first time together.
Date: Oct 21
Time: 8pm
Venue: SCO Concert Hall, Singapore Conference Hall
Tickets: $35 to $65 from Sistic

 
THURSDAY, OCT 22

WATCH Amalfi (opens on Oct 22 by GV), a Japanese action drama about a single mother's desperate search for her daughter, who was kidnapped when the two were on vacation in Italy. Complicating matters is the fact that the Japanese foreign minister is due to arrive in town for the G8 meeting. Stars Yuji Oda, Yuki Amami and Erika Toda and directed by Hiroshi Nishitani.

MAKE a date with NyLas in its concert, NyLas in Wonderland. Nominated Best Vocal Group at this year’s Taiwan Golden Melody Awards, this Taiwanese pop group combines electronic beats with acoustic guitar and dreamy rock melodies and ballads and even children’s songs.
Date: Oct 22
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Esplanade Recital Studio
Tickets: $25 from Sistic

BE entertained by Shocks & Shiok!, a Halloween double bill featuring Vampire Monologues by Gary Ow and The Patient by Dennis Chew. Directed by Samantha Scott-Blackhall and produced by ACTION Theatre’s artistic director Ekachai Uekrongtham, it stars Chermaine Ang, Crispian Chan, Claude Girardi and Elizabeth Tan in two tales about a vampire who dreams of becoming a top comedian and an aged Singapore man's relationship with a rookie Shanghainese nurse. Oct 22 to Nov 1
Time: 8pm (additional 10.30pm on Sat)
Venue: The Room Upstairs @ ACTION Theatre's 42 Waterloo Street
Tickets: $40 and $45 from Sistic

 
FRIDAY, OCT 23

MAKE a date with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in its concert, Midsummer Memories. Conductor Okko Kamu leads the orchestra in a programme featuring Haydn's Symphony No. 98, Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole and Mendelssohn's Scherzo in G minor from Octet .
Date: Oct 23
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall
Tickets: $11 to $75 from Sistic

CHECK out the world premiere of Dunas by María Pagés and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui at the da:ns festival 2009. These two celebrated dancemakers collaborate to create a dialogue between flamenco and contemporary dance, inspired by the landscape of sand dunes.
Date: Oct 23 and 24
Time: 8pm
Venue: Esplanade Theatre.
Tickets: $20 to $100 from Sistic (10% discount with package of minimum 4 tickets)