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The violinist whose bow is a sabre
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 23/11/2017
» Attention Insurance Companies: Boris Belkin is coming to Bangkok on Nov 28, and nothing anywhere in the path of his knife-sharp bow is safe. Not the Bangkok Concert Hall, not Michael Tilkin, the conductor of the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra or any buildings in the area are liable to shake, rattle and roll.
En pointe, it's a night of ballet in Bangkok
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 18/08/2016
» 'On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined!"
Internationally recognised Thai ballerina returns
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 06/08/2015
» Before she reaches her third decade, Bangkok-born Natnaree "Ommi" Pipit-Suksun is beginning to stretch the boundaries in American ballet. As a dancer with the London Royal Ballet School, a Soloist Dancer in the San Francisco Ballet and now a Principal Dancer with the San Jose Ballet Company, she is one of only two "non-Caucasian women" in America to reach this height. (The other, African-American Missy Copeland, gave credit to Ommi on the nationally-broadcast Charlie Rose Show last month.) She has already danced on three continents in lead performances. The Huffington Post listed her as one of American's "39 most exciting dancers".
Finally, Zimerman in Bangkok
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 08/01/2015
» Krystian Zimerman's been called a "rabble-rouser", an "intruder", a "cold aristocrat", a "thin-skinner". Both he and the Steinway piano he carries around to his concerts have been called "utterly eccentric."
The Mighty Trio: Chopin, Hough and Debussy
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 02/09/2014
» It has taken 15 months, but Stephen Hough is finally giving Bangkok an encore. Rather, the great British pianist is giving a dozen-odd encores after his triumphant performance of the Rachmaninoff and Lutuslawski Paganini variations last year.
Loosely strung
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 14/08/2012
» Ryu Goto, at an age when many youngsters are looking for their first job, sounds anything but the Grand Artiste. He is uniformly amiable and informal, is ready for any challenges, and his performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto recently in Bangkok captivated concert-goers with its depth and flair.