Born in 1957, cultural medallion winner and internationally acclaimed violinist Lynnette Seah has been with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra since its inception in 1978. She describes the rigorous training she underwent in her youth, and how her love of her childhood neighbourhood, Tiong Bahru, has come full circle as she faces retirement.

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