classical music ranging from early baroque to contemporary classical music as well as Chinese works composed or arranged for a Western orchestra. This is reflected in the program for its inaugural concert that included Rossini's Overture, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 (soloist Ong Lip Tat), Charles Ives' The Unanswered Question, and the Chinese orchestral piece Dance of the Yao People. Recordings The SSO has made many recordings with BIS Records and other labels. These include the first recording of the complete cycle of Alexander Tcherepnin's six piano concertos and four symphonies on BIS. Other releases include recordings of works by Rachmaninov released in 2012 and 2013 with Yevgeny Sudbin, and the 2007 recordings of Claude Debussy's La Mer. Music Directors / Chief Conductors Choo Hoey (Music Director, 1979–1996) Lan Shui (Music Director, 1997–2019) Hans Graf (Chief Conductor, from mid-2020) See also Singapore National Youth Orchestra Music of Singapore References External links Official website of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra Rob Barnett, 'Review: Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977) Complete Symphonies and Piano Concertos' MusicWeb International blog, 11 March 2011 Musical groups established in 1979 Singaporean orchestras