Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra - May 15&16 "The Exotic East"

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The Exotic East

American conductor Delta David Gier and TPO join to present music by contemporary Asian composers Chou Wen-Chung, Narong Prangcharoen, Chen Yi and Pulitzer prize winner Zhou Long.

Concerts:

• 15 May 2015 / 7.00 p.m. (Pre-Concert Talk 6.15 p.m.) / Prince Mahidol Hall
• 16 May 2015 / 4.00 p.m. (Pre-Concert Talk 3.15 p.m.) / Prince Mahidol Hall

Conductor: Delta David Gier

Soloist: Shi Hai-bin (Suona Soloist)

Program:

• Thai Traditional Music
• “And the Fallen Petals” by Chou Wen-Chung
• “Respiration of the Earth” Concerto for Suona and Orchestra by Narong Prangcharoen
• “Symphony Humen 1839” by Chen Yi & Zhou Long

Tickets Price: 500, 300 Baht (100 Baht for students up to bachelor’s degree)

For ticket reservations: please call 0 2800 2525-34 ext. 153-154

or visit www.thaiticketmajor.com / Call Center 02-262-3456

Salaya Link shuttle bus schedule: http://www.music.mahidol.ac.th/salayalink/

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While not standard western orchestra fair, there is a lot of interesting material on this upcoming concert. The 3 composers featured are "generational" as Chou Wen-Chung was the teacher of Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long, who was the teacher of foremost Thai composer Narong Prangcharoen. Also, the Chinese suona played in Prangcharoen's concerto is quite interesting - incendiary in places, while at other times plaintively mournful.

Finally - conductor Delta David Gier is a treasure - having conducted top symphonies around the world (including 40 concerts with the New York Phil), he has been great to work with and will surely create some great musical moments for the audience!