"Hungarian Textures" - Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra May 4 & 5 2018

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Hungarian Textures

The music of Hungarian composer Béla Bartók are staples of the modern orchestra repertoire. Conductor Delta David Gier leads TPO in Bartók’s last completed work, Concerto for Orchestra. Thai saxophone soloist Supat Hanpatanachai makes his TPO debut with a performance of Tomasi’s Saxophone Concerto. The program also features the work “The Immortal” by prize-winning Chinese American composer – Zhou Long.

 

Concerts:

• 4 May 2018 / 7.00 p.m. / PMH (Pre-Concert Talk 6.15 p.m.)
• 5 May 2018 / 4.00 p.m. / PMH (Pre-Concert Talk 3.15 p.m.)

Conductor: Delta David Gier

Soloist: Supat Hanpatanachai, Saxophone

Programs:

• Thai Traditional Music
• Zhou Long: The Immortal
• Henri Tomasi: Saxophone Concerto
• Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

 

Synopsis:

After the extended April break, the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Prince Mahidol Hall for a concert that includes two concertos: Henri Tomasi’s Saxophone concerto and the tragic yet majestic Concerto for Orchestra by Bela Bartok.

 

A tour de force that requires expert technical command from every section of the orchestra, Bartok’s Concerto is one of the Hungarian composer’s most popular and accessible works. Written in New York in 1943 and premiered in Boston a year later, the piece broke new ground in many ways. Bartok used the title “Concerto” rather than “Symphony” because of how the instruments in each section are treated in a soloistic manner. Each individual movement is a aural world in its own way but also contributes to the grand finale in the fifth and final movement – dancelike and complete with flourishes and colors that reflect Bartok’s love for the folk music of eastern and central Europe.

 

The French composer Henri Tomasi wrote several wind concertos that have endeared him to players and audiences alike. Tomasi’s Concerto for Saxophone is in two movements. With its mysterious and foreboding opening the music evolves into a rhythmically rich piece. Thai saxophone soloist Supat Hanpatanachai makes his TPO debut with this unique contribution to the saxophone repertoire.

Commissioned by the BBC World Service and premiered in London in 2004 Zhou Long’s “The Immortals” is a musical tribute to Chinese artists and intellectuals of the 20th century. American conductor Delta David Grier leads the TPO in these expressive 20th and 21st century pieces on May 4 at 7PM and May 5 at 4PM at Prince Mahidol Hall.

 

Tickets Price: 1500, 1000, 800, 600, 400 Baht
50% discount for Children and students below the age of 25 (or currently studying in an undergraduate program)

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Biography of Conductor Delta David Gier

Music Director

Delta David Gier has been called a dynamic voice on the American music scene, recognized widely for his penetrating interpretations of the standard symphonic repertoire, passionate commitment to new music, and significant community engagement.

 

Orchestras Mr. Gier has conducted include the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, and the Minnesota Orchestra. In Europe, past engagements include the Bergen Philharmonic (Norway), the Polish National Radio Symphony (with which he has several recordings), and the Bucharest Philharmonic, along with many other orchestras in Italy, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey. In the Americas, he has had a long relationship with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica and has conducted several orchestras in Mexico, including the Orquesta de Camera de Bellas Artes. In Asia, Mr. Gier’s engagements have included the Singapore Symphony and the Thailand Philharmonic, where he will return three times this season. Last season he conducted the American Composers Orchestra in the inaugural concert of the China-U.S Composers Project in Washington, D.C. Traveling to China the summer of 2016 he conducted the symphony orchestras of Qingdao and Hebei in programs featuring American music.

Since 2004, Mr. Gier has been music director of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra. During that period the orchestra has been lauded for its programming (including seven ASCAP awards). His series based on the Pulitzer Prize was called “an unprecedented programming innovation” by the Wall Street Journal and has included residencies with composers Jennifer Higdon, Steven Stucky, Zhou Long, and Paul Moravec. Under his direction, the SDSO has expanded its offerings with a cycle of Mahler symphonies and an annual semi-staged opera.

 

The Lakota Music Project was developed under Gier’s direction to address racial tensions between Native Americans and whites in the region the SDSO serves. Now in its sixth year, the LMP is a side-by-side program with the SDSO and Lakota musicians which explores the role music plays in their respective cultures, seeking to engender understanding and healing between estranged peoples. Other engagement projects with the SDSO have included Arab (with Simon Shaheen), Chinese (with composers Chen Yi and Zhou Long) and Sudanese/Somali refugees (with the Bernard Woma Ensemble).

 

For 15 seasons, Delta David Gier served as an assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic. He studied at the University of Michigan under the renowned conducting teacher Gustav Meier, along with studies at the Tanglewood Music Center and Aspen Music Festival. He was a Fulbright scholar in eastern Europe from 1988-90. Also in demand as an educator, Mr. Gier has served as guest faculty at the Curtis Institute, Yale School of Music, San Francisco Conservatory, and SUNY Stony Brook. He has chaired the music jury of the Pulitzer Prize and is a frequent panelist for the League of American Orchestras.

 

Keep up to date with Maestro Gier by visiting his website at www.deltadavidgier.com/