Musical Olympus In Singapore This Week!

The alchemists have been working hard on garnering publicity for Musical Olympus, another project organised by Olga Iserlis. Alchemy, my PR company specialises in lifestyle and luxury brands and we are really excited about the Musical Olympus. This project marks our foray into the classical music arena.

For the first time in Singapore, the acclaimed Musical Olympus International Festival will take place on January 20, 2011. This musical summit of award-winning young musicians from around the world will take place at The Esplanade, under the patronage of the World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations”. The musicians will be performing the works of R. Schumann, G. Verdi, G. Puccini, S. Prokofiev, F. Borne and other composers.

The Straits Times - 30 December 2010

Lianhe Zaobao - 18 January 2011

The Musical Olympus International Festival has been held annually in St Petersburg, Russia since 1996. The festival has come to be known as a “parade of winners.” Every year, it presents highly talented young musicians who have recently won prizes at the largest and most prestigious international music competitions. In 1997, the Festival received the patronage of the World Federation of International Music Competitions.

Since its origination in St Petersburg, the festival has already left the borders of its native land and become a significant international project with a worldwide audience. “We are constantly extending the borders of our activity. The Musical Olympus Festival in Singapore is, first of all, a new opportunity to show Asia the potential of resent stars. It is also an example of the free dialogue in the borderless language of music. We are looking forward to meeting the Singaporean audience,” says Irina Nikitina, president of the Musical Olympus Foundation and Artistic Director of the Musical Olympus International Festival, who will be in Singapore for the event.

Irina Nikitina, president of the Musical Olympus Foundation and Artistic Director of the Musical Olympus International Festival

Started by the Musical Olympus Foundation, the aim of this illustrious festival is to The Musical Olympus International Festival provides a rare opportunity to listen to winners and laureates of international competitions without having to track numerous tour schedules and travel to different places. The festival also provides music-lovers with the priceless opportunity of hearing the world’s best young musicians accompanied by renowned orchestras in the world’s most elegant halls.

On 20th January, at The Esplanade, performers will include: Hayrapet Arakelyan (Armenia, saxophone — First Prize, Jugend Musiziert Competition in Germany, 2009); Jaesig Lee (Republic of Korea, tenor — Grand Prix, The Maria Callas Grand Prix in Athens, Greece, 2009); Istvan Vardai (Hungary, cello — First Prize, The Geneva International Music Competition in Switzerland, 2008); Ilya Maximov (Russia, piano — Grand Prix, The Gabala International Piano Competition in Azerbaijan, 2009). The award-winning soloists will perform in association with the Singapore National Youth Orchestra conducted by Darrell Ang (Singapore — Grand Prix, The International Competition for Young Orchestra Conductors in Besançon, France, 2007).

Darrell Ang (Singapore) Conductor

Jaesig Lee (Republic of Korea) Tenor

Istvan Vardai (Hungary) Cello

Hayrapet Arakelyan (Armenia) Saxophone

Ilya Maximov (Russia) Piano

It will be a concert not to be missed. Tickets are priced from $10 to $40 and are available at all SISTIC outlets. For more information about Musical Olympus Foundation and Musical Olympus International Festival 2011, please visit www.musicalolympus.ru.

You can also tune in to Channel News Asia's Prime Time Morning on 19th January at 9.15am to watch the "live" interview.

Hope to see you at The Esplanade this Thursday!

All The Lovers + What Kylie Wore

Pandemonium alert! Kylie is back with another major hit in the making. The MTV for "All The Lovers" was released online last week and everyone is going bonkers for it! The catchy tune is simply the "I just can't get you outta my head" kind of song and will be the anthem worldwide this summer! For me, I see her video as sparking a fashion craze.

Jean Paul Gaultier is back with cone-shaped bra, reinvented since Madonna's days in the 80s. This is definitely my favourite underwear as outwear trend. The cut-out white tee, cone-shaped bra and high-waisted satin shorts were from Gaultier's Spring/Summer 2010 collection. Gaultier even named his lingerie-inspired collection "The G Spot". Kylie sure hit the sweet spot with her amazing new MTV for "All The Lovers".

Don't even get me started on the amazing shoes! The platform gladiators are from Pierre Hardy's Spring/Summer 2010. I tried searching for these shoes online but to no avail. Only managed to find the ankle booties of the same style. *Go on, drool!*

As for jewellery, Kylie kept it simple. Gold is the choice for this modern day Aphrodite. I'm loving the white nail varnish too!


As for makeup, love the silver iridescent eye makeup with nude lips. Natural beauty enhanced.

For the "Aphrodite" album shots, Kylie went with cobalt blue as the colour scheme. The cover shot saw Kylie wearing a warrior amour-like vest with a goddess-like flowy dress from Jean Paul Gaulter's Couture 2010 collection. She definitely fits the bill as the goddess of love and beauty.

For this shot, Kylie is wearing a cobalt blue PREEN asymmetric lace-up bandage dress.

If you like the dress, the black one is available on Net-A-Porter. The blue one is rather elusive and I can't seem to find in anywhere on cyberspace.

As for the world premiere performance of her new single “All the Lovers” at the Italian Wind Music Awards, Kylie wore a beautiful and goddess-like white Bodyamr gown. If you don't know Bodyamr, you can read my earlier entry "The BODYAMR For The Stars". http://style-canvas.blogspot.com/2010/05/bodyamr-for-stars.html

To check out the music video directed by Jospeh Kahn, click here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLxHKsIhbFQ