SINGAPORE – Violinist Lionel Tan, a founding member of the T’ang Quartet and a key figure in Singapore’s classical music scene, died on May 31. He was 60.
His death was announced in a Facebook post by the quartet on June 1.
In response to a query in the comments section, the group said Tan had died following “a long fight with cancer”.
His elder brother, cellist Leslie Tan, who co-founded the quartet alongside him, Ang Chek Meng and Ng Yu-Ying, also paid tribute in a social media post.
“When we were younger, I always looked up to him… Lionel led – I was always a step or two behind,” Leslie Tan wrote in an emotional tribute on Facebook. “Tonight Lionel beat me to it again. He should not have departed before me, but he did.”
Of their careers, he said: “We shared a few lifetimes together performing, teaching and sharing. He left a legacy that I am so proud to be part of.”
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