Event
SCO30 Closing Gala · 闭幕音乐会
Date
21 November 2026
Venue
SCO Concert Hall, Singapore Conference Hall
Entry
SGD 20
Singapore Chinese Orchestra 30th-anniversary closing concert, Saturday 21 November 2026, 7.30pm, SCO Concert Hall at Singapore Conference Hall. Quek Ling Kiong conducts. Phoon Yew Tien and Law Wai Lun. Tickets were listed sold out on 12 October.
Date, hall, duration
Saturday 21 November 2026, 7.30pm. About 1 hour 30 minutes with an intermission. SCO Concert Hall inside Singapore Conference Hall, 7 Shenton Way, Singapore 068810, next door to Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre. Organised by Singapore Chinese Orchestra. Principal conductor Quek Ling Kiong (郭勇德) plans and conducts. Official SCO page: SCO30 Closing Gala. Chinese: SCO30闭幕音乐会. SCCC listing: SCCC event page. Ticket link used on both sites: sco.com.sg/211126, which opens the BookMyShow / Bigtix checkout.
Programme
Opens with Overture: Step Up and Up (序曲-步步高) by Cultural Medallion recipient Phoon Yew Tien (潘耀田). SCO first played it at the inaugural concert. Closes with the world premiere of Lion City Symphony (狮城交响), commissioned for SCO30 from Cultural Medallion recipient Law Wai Lun (罗伟伦). SCO describes five movements that trace Singapore. The 16 June 2026 media release also says the gala includes a tribute to musicians past and present. Children under 6 are not admitted. Ages 6 and up need a ticket. Non-flash phone photos are allowed. No video, no audio recording, no food in the hall.
Tickets were already listed sold out
Printed prices: S$90 / S$60 / S$40 / S$20. Culture Pass eligible on the SCO tag. Early-bird windows (Friends of SCO 50 percent in June, 30 percent SCO30 sale through 31 August) are over. Singapore Chinese Orchestra's Instagram on 12 October 2026 said the 21 November gala was sold out. Treat the prices as the original scale, not as seats you can still click. For returns, call the box office on +65 6557 4034 or +65 6557 4085, or email boxoffice@sco.com.sg. Box office desk: Singapore Conference Hall, 7 Shenton Way. Wheelchair and assistance-dog access is listed. Tell the box office when you book if you need accessible seats. Avoid rows L to Y if stairs are hard.
How to get there from Chinatown
Shenton Way TE19 Exit 3 is the short walk. Tanjong Pagar EW15 Exit D is about 7 minutes. From Maxwell Food Centre, about 12 minutes along Maxwell Road onto Straits Boulevard, then Shenton Way. SCCC is the building behind the hall. SINGAPO人 on SCCC Level 2 is closed from 31 October. Bit Bit Forest on the SCCC roof is still open until 13 December.
中文要点
SCO30闭幕音乐会:2026年11月21日星期六19:30,新加坡华乐团音乐厅(新加坡大会堂,珊顿道7号),约1小时30分钟含中场休息。首席指挥郭勇德策划并执棒。开场潘耀田《序曲-步步高》(乐团首演曲),压轴罗伟伦《狮城交响》世界首演。票价20、40、60、90元。乐团Instagram于2026年10月12日称门票已售罄,退票请电 +65 6557 4034 或电邮 boxoffice@sco.com.sg。6岁以下不入场。地铁珊顿道TE19。华族文化中心就在隔壁,二楼常设展已关。