Concert review: Virtuoso playing by Tang Tee Khoon and Alasdair Beatson, pity about small audience
Violinist Tang Tee Khoon and Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson played a demanding programme of German Romantic violin sonatas. PHOTO: CLARENCE AW
An 1825 Hopscotch
Tang Tee Khoon, Violin
Alasdair Beatson, Piano
Esplanade Recital Studio
May 10, 8pm
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