Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra Season 2013-2014

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Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra Season 2013-2014, 21st & 22nd March

Venue:
College of Music, Mahidol University (Salaya)
Date:
Friday March 21, 2014. 7.00 P.M.
Saturday March 22, 2014. 4.00 P.M.

Richard Strauss impact on the orchestral world cannot be minimized. TPO honors this musical icon on his 150th birthday with series of performances of his works the first of which is his famous Death & Transfiguration. Principal Guest Conductor Claude Villaret is joined by German violin soloist Wolfgang Schröder, performing Brahms Violin Concerto.

Conductor:
Claude Villaret
Soloist:
Wolfgang Schröder, Violin
Program:
Thai Traditional Music
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major Op.77
Alexander Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy Op.54
Richard Strauss: Death & Transfiguration Op.24

Ticket Price:
- 21 Mar : 500 / 300 Baht
- 22 Mar: 500 / 300 Baht
Student Special Promotion (undergraduate)
Pay only 100 baht in every 300 baht zones simply
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Special Promotion for Mahidol University Staff
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Bonus Point for Music Lover Card Simply show your card to TTM staff get free tickets (1 member per 4 tickets) only on 21st -22nd March at TTM counter

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[AyG]

I can't help but wonder at the choice of works performed by orchestras in Bangkok.

Why the obsession with the romantics? I can't remember when last there was a Beethoven symphony performed, and Mozart is rare enough. I don't think I've ever seen performances of Bach, Handel or Haydn advertised.

Romantic works are far less accessible than the Baroque and the Classical. Given that the Thai audience is generally not that sophisticated, wouldn't the earlier works be more appealing?

[OMGImInPattaya]

I can't help but wonder at the choice of works performed by orchestras in Bangkok.

Why the obsession with the romantics? I can't remember when last there was a Beethoven symphony performed, and Mozart is rare enough. I don't think I've ever seen performances of Bach, Handel or Haydn advertised.

Romantic works are far less accessible than the Baroque and the Classical. Given that the Thai audience is generally not that sophisticated, wouldn't the earlier works be more appealing?

I've heard plenty of Beethoven, Brahms, and Dvorák in BKK, all of whom I would classify as from the "classical" period. (Theres lots of Beethoven in the rest of the TPO's 2013/14 season.) Then there is the more popular romantic war-horses from Tchaikovsky. I agree not much Baroque period stuff but a few years ago I believe the b-minor mass was performed.

Between the Banhkok Symphony and the Thai Philharmonic and the occasional visiting orchestra, I find a nice variety of classical music is performed every season.

And I can't wait to attend a concert at the new concert hall at Mahidol University.

Edited March 21, 2014 by OMGImInPattaya