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SINGAPORE \u2013 Violinist Lionel Tan, a founding member of the T\u2019ang Quartet and a key figure in Singapore\u2019s classical music scene, died on May 31. He was 60.<\/p>\n
His death was announced in a Facebook post by the quartet on June 1.<\/p>\n
In response to a query in the comments section, the group said Tan had died following \u201ca long fight with cancer\u201d.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we were younger, I always looked up to him… Lionel led \u2013 I was always a step or two behind,\u201d Leslie Tan wrote in an emotional tribute on Facebook. \u201cTonight Lionel beat me to it again. He should not have departed before me, but he did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of their careers, he said: \u201cWe shared a few lifetimes together performing, teaching and sharing. He left a legacy that I am so proud to be part of.\u201d<\/p>\n
He noted that Lionel was \u201cstill so considerate\u201d even in his final hours, asking the family to head to the hospital lounge instead of standing in his room, and telling them not to fuss and to take care of their mother.<\/p>\n
Formed in 1992, the T\u2019ang Quartet is widely regarded as Singapore\u2019s first full-time professional chamber ensemble.<\/p>\n
The group went on to earn international recognition for its interpretations of classical, romantic and modern music.<\/p>\n
Its name \u2013 T\u2019ang Quartet \u2013 was created by combining the surnames of all founding members.<\/p>\n
All four musicians first met through the Singapore Youth Orchestra in the 1980s before playing together at functions as a quartet.<\/p>\n
Over three decades, the T\u2019ang Quartet became one of Singapore\u2019s most prominent cultural ambassadors, performing extensively both locally and overseas.<\/p>\n
Among its notable appearances was a performance at the opening of the Singapore Biennale in September 2006.<\/p>\n
The Tan brothers left the quartet shortly before its 30th anniversary in 2022<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n They were succeeded by Han Oh and Wang Zihao, who joined the ensemble in 2020 and 2021 respectively.<\/p>\n \u201cCountless hours in practice rooms. Long journeys on planes, trains and cars. Beautiful concert venues all across the world. Fun appearances on tv, radio, magazines. A journey forged together through passion, hard work and perseverance. Priceless shared memories…\u201d the quartet wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you Lionel Tan for being part of the T\u2019ang Quartet. You have fought a good fight, rest well…\u201d<\/p>\n The Straits Times has contacted Leslie Tan and the T\u2019ang Quartet for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n SINGAPORE \u2013 Violinist Lionel Tan, a founding member of the T\u2019ang Quartet and a key figure in Singapore\u2019s classical music scene, died on May 31….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/57105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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