In this recital, musician Eduardo Raon will perform an original composition that articulates the Impressionist aesthetic in both pictorial art and music through the harp—an instrument often featured in Debussy and Ravel’s compositions for its ability to create gentle, soft sounds that evoke mood, atmosphere and imagery.
The performance will be followed by a conversation between Eduardo Raon and exhibition curator Phoebe Scott about this music commission and the research findings that shaped the selection and presentation of the musical compositions for the exhibition.
Please note that this programme will take place after exhibition opening hours, and is exclusive to a maximum of 30 participants.
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When: 22 Feb 2026, 8pm - Suitable For: Adults, Families, Visitors with accessibility needs, Students and Educators, Young Adults
- Where: Meeting point at City Hall Wing, Level 3, entrance to Singtel Special Exhibition Gallery 1 (near Lift Lobby B)
- Ticket Information: $10 per pax (Standard), $7 per pax (Concession)
About the Recital
Impressionism in the visual arts had a counterpart in music that developed in the 19th century. French composers like Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel were considered “Impressionist” in their time, although both disliked the label. Like Impressionist painting, Impressionist music often evoked the fleeting phenomena of the physical world, such as the play of wind, light and water. Just as the painters embraced a looser style of brushwork and rejected conventional rules of composition, Debussy and Ravel eschewed the strict musical forms of previous generations, turning instead to evocative harmonies and new tonal relationships. This shift opened up new possibilities for musical expression, even until today.
In this recital, musician Eduardo Raon will perform an original composition that articulates the Impressionist aesthetic in pictorial art and music via the harp, an instrument often featured in Debussy and Ravel’s compositions for its ability to create gentler, softer sounds that evoke mood, atmosphere or imagery. Taking the natural limits of his instrument as a point of departure, Raon will explore contemporary expressive possibilities with the use of live processing and mixing of concrete sounds, exemplifying the Impressionist impulse to embody present experience.
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