Anuncia Camacho, Charlie Siem, Kim Camacho, Yvonne Tan Toh, Shu Liu, Lito Camacho
Cover Anuncia Camacho, Charlie Siem, Kim Camacho, Yvonne Tan Toh, Shu Liu, Lito Camacho

Performing favourites from Tchaikovsky, Brahms and even the likes of Queen, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra's (SSO) Benefit Gala Dinner, which was held at the Ritz Carlton Millenia last March, awed guests who were in attendance that evening.

The evening kicked off with classical tunes from Swan Lake, led by maestro Joshua Tan at the helm of the national orchestra. Shortly after, they were joined by British violin virtuoso Charlie Siem, who took to the stage with lively renditions of classical dance pieces including the likes of Habanera, composed by French composer Georges Bizet, and the fourth tune from Johannes Brahm's famous set of Hungarian Dance compositions. Homegrown veteran jazz singer Alemay Fernandez also serenaded with an electrifying version of Queen's famous Bohemian Rhapsody backed by the SSO, which was a great hit amongst the crowd that evening. Raising a total of $1.16 million from ardent supporters for the orchestra's future performances, the fundraising gala ended with standing ovations all round and tremendous success overall. 

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Photo 1 of 24 Dorothy Chan, Heng Swee Keat, Lily Neo
Photo 2 of 24 Chng Hak-Peng, Mark Florance, Lynnette Seah
Photo 3 of 24 Martin Geh, Kathryn Yap, Beh Swan Gin
Photo 4 of 24 Anuncia Camacho, Charlie Siem, Kim Camacho, Yvonne Tan Toh, Shu Liu, Lito Camacho
Photo 5 of 24 Paul Ng, Lena Ng, Lucien Wong
Photo 6 of 24 Rosy Ho, Kwan Lui, Grace Yeh, Heng Swee Keat, Annie Koh, Celeste Basapa
Photo 7 of 24 Alemay Fernandez
Photo 8 of 24 Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi, Ron Stride
Photo 9 of 24 Andrew Tan, Jacqueline Poh
Photo 10 of 24 Paige Parker, Happy Rogers, Kim Camacho
Photo 11 of 24 Tan Chin Nam
Photo 12 of 24 Charlie Siem
Photo 13 of 24 Silvia Sieghold, Gralf Sieghold
Photo 14 of 24 Goh Yew Lin
Photo 15 of 24 Juliana Benelli, Clement Benelli
Photo 16 of 24 Grace Yeh
Photo 17 of 24 Joshua Tan
Photo 18 of 24 Benjamin Kim, Serene Tan
Photo 19 of 24 Goh Yew Lin, Heng Swee Keat, Joshua Tan
Photo 20 of 24 Celeste Basapa
Photo 21 of 24 Judy Hunt, Gerard Evans
Photo 22 of 24 Odile Benjamin, Douglas Benjamin
Photo 23 of 24 Odile Benjamin, Joshua Tan, Goh Yew Lin, Lynnette Seah, Chang Hwee Nee, Charlie Siem, Heng Swee Keat, Chan Heng Chee, Alemay Fernandez
Photo 24 of 24 Rosy Ho, Kwan Lui, Grace Yeh, Heng Swee Keat, Annie Koh, Celeste Basapa