Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra July 24&25 "Mahler and Villa Lobos"

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Mahler & Villa Lobos

Guitar soloist Paul Cezarczyk returns to perform with TPO on Villa Lobos’ Guitar Concerto. TPO and conductor Alfonso Scarano then performs Mahler’s Symphony No. 5.

Concerts:

• 24 July 2015 / 7.00 p.m. (Pre-Concert Talk 6.15 p.m.) / Prince Mahidol Hall
• 25 July 2015 / 4.00 p.m. (Pre-Concert Talk 3.15 p.m.) / Prince Mahidol Hall

Conductor: Alfonso Scarano

Soloist: Paul Cesarczyk, Guitar

Program:

• Thai Traditional Music
• Heitor Villa Lobos: Guitar Concerto
• Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.5

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

For ticket reservations: please call 02-849-6565/6, Ext. 6603, 6609 or [email protected]

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

Salaya Link shuttle bus available at BTS Bang Wa Station: http://www.music.mahidol.ac.th/salayalink/

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Internationally acclaimed guitarist Paul Cesarczyk joins Maestro Alfonso Scarano and the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) in concerts which pair the intimate and impressionistic Guitar Concerto by Heitor Villa-Lobos with one of Gustav Mahler’s most popular and engaging symphonic creations, the inspiring Fifth Symphony.

An accomplished guitarist in his own right, Villa-Lobos composed his last work for the instrument at the request of Andres Segovia, the most significant guitarist of the 20th century. The Concerto for guitar and small orchestra is suffused with the delicate colors of French music and vibrant spirit of Brazilian folk song. The role of the solo instrument in this three-movement work is subdued until an extended cadenza shows the Brazilian genius at his full command of exploring the limits of colors and techniques for the classical guitar. The work has lost none of its charm since the premiere performance in 1956 with the Huston Symphony Orchestra with Villa-Lobos himself conducting.

With its distinctive opening trumpet solo and hauntingly beautiful Adagietto Mahler’s Fifth symphony has achieved an iconic status in the concert hall and beyond. Composed during the summers of 1901 and 1902 at a beautiful alpine lake in southern Austria, the work was considered by Mahler as a departure from a previous style. It broke new musical and expressive ground just as the recently turned century began its decent into violent cataclysm and rejuvenation. Herbert von Karajan once observed that when you hear the Fifth, “you forget that time has passed” and that “a great performance of the Fifth is a transforming experience where the fantastic finale almost forces you to hold your breath”. In the Fifth, Mahler struggles with the emotional and philosophical meanings of love and death as no composer has done before or since. The work promises to be a key moment for the orchestra as is celebrates its first decade of bringing the highest quality works of music to the music loving community in Thailand.

Edited July 20, 2015 by Stradavarius37

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Based on how our first rehearsal sounded tonight you CANNOT MISS this concert - its going to be wonderful!

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Tonights Soloist

Described by Guitar Review Magazine as an “artist of uncommon command and maturity, with a broad, singing tone,” the Polish-born American guitarist Paul Cesarczyk is an active exponent of both the contemporary and the traditional repertoire. He made his New York City debut at the age of seventeen at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, and has been concertizing since then throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Paul Cesarczyk has appeared in concert with the Manhattan Guitar Quartet (as a founding member), the Speculum Musicae, the Cremona Festival Orchestra, The Claremont Ensemble, the New York City Opera Orchestra, the Manhattan Virtuosi, and the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Cesarczyk has performed in many festivals including the Danish GuitarWave festival, playing the works of Per Nørgård, and the Long Island Guitar Festival, where he has performed Steve Reich’s minimalist masterpiece Electric Counterpoint, and David Leisner’s Sonata for violin and guitar. As a member of the Boyadjiev-Cesarczyk duo he performs alongside his wife, violinist Yavet Boyadjiev, and is currently expanding the contemporary violin and guitar repertoire with commissions.

Mr. Cesarczyk is the recipient of several prestigious awards including the Andres Segovia Award, the Aaron Copland prize from ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers), the Artists International Award, a Kosciuszko Foundation Prize, and an Artistic Excellence Award from the New York State Senate.

An active proponent of new music, Mr. Cesarczyk has worked with contemporary greats such as George Crumb, both at the George Crumb Festival in New York, and in collaboration with the composer for his “George Crumb 70th Birthday Album,” released by Bridge Records (1999). A composer in his own right, Mr. Cesarczyk’s Debut CD “Polish Folk Melodies” (2009), featured his arrangements of Polish music for the guitar. His most recent arrangements include music by the King of Thailand and can be heard on the CD “Ekachai Jearakul Plays the Music of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej,” Bangkok, Thailand (2011).

Mr. Cesarczyk began guitar studies with his father, and was educated in New York City, including at the prestigious La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts. He received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Manhattan School of Music, and earned a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree, at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His most influential teachers were guitarists David Starobin and Jerry Willard.

Since 2009, Paul Cesarczyk serves as the Guitar Department Chair at Mahidol University College of Music, in Thailand. He is also on the faculty of the Cremona International Music Academy and Competition, in Italy, during the summer months. His dedication to teaching has produced numerous prize winners in national and international competitions. Mr. Cesarczyk performs on a guitar made by John Price and uses Augustine strings exclusively.

[DirtyDan]

I was at this show - wonderful! The selections were a little modern for my ear, Mrs. Dirty loves the modern dissonance though, but were all excellently executed and the guitar soloist was inspiring. Also, the Thai traditional piece was outstanding!

I cant get over the variety of music this orchestra continually plays in this world-class venue. These concerts are truly one of this city's hidden gems. I'm looking forward to the next show (August 8th) and the Leningrad Symphony!

Edited July 28, 2015 by DirtyDan