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RBSO stages an evening of French classics
Life, Published on 16/05/2024
» The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra will present an evening of French music featuring Swiss pianist Louis Schwizgebel as guest soloist, in the Main Hall of Thailand Cultural Centre, Ratchadaphisek Road, on May 25 at 7.30pm.
Top tunes this June
Life, John Clewley, Published on 20/06/2023
» Veteran kora master Toumani Diabaté and Kayhan Kalhor soar to the top spot on the June edition of the Transglobal World Music Chart with a new release on Real World, The Sky Is The Same Colour Everywhere. Diabaté is well-known for his cross-cultural collaborations, from his early days with Ketama, a flamenco, jazz, West Africa fusion, to later work with the London Symphony Orchestra (Korolen), while Kalhor is an award-winning Kurdish-Iranian master of the kamancheh (fiddle) and setar (lute).
Where street food becomes art
Life, Published on 05/04/2023
» After having wowed people in London, New York, Los Angeles and Beijing with her adorable felt works, highly acclaimed British artist Lucy Sparrow will give a Bangkok debut exhibition at the Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, Narathiwat Ratchanakharin Road, for one month.
The sound of the Balkans
Life, John Clewley, Published on 28/02/2023
» One of the Balkan's best-known bands is Mostar Sevdah Reunion, whose 12th studio album Lady Sings The Balkan Blues (Snail Records, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is currently riding high on the World Music charts. The band is something of a Bosnian institution, carrying the torch for updated versions of folk music, in this case, sevdalinka music of Bosnian Muslims.
Culture shock and crocodile encounters
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/06/2022
» Jatenipat Ketpradit, aka JKBOY, works full-time in interior design and spends his leisure time taking photographs in remote areas such as the Altai Mountains in Mongolia, Siberut Island in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
Summer vibes
Life, John Clewley, Published on 24/05/2022
» The Thai entertainment scene got a welcome boost this past week with news that bars, clubs and pubs will reopen from June 1, albeit with a closing time of midnight. The government also announced that the lifting of restrictions would apply to 31 provinces that have successfully controlled potential outbreaks of Covid-19, with the other 46 provinces still under Covid-based surveillance and restrictions.
Drowning in love
Life, Sawarin Suwichakornpong, Published on 01/10/2021
» Not very often are the subjects of identity, race, racism told through a candid story of love. Open Water, a highly acclaimed novel by 27-year-old British-Ghanaian author Caleb Azumah Nelson is one of the few books that attempts to do just this, and with great effect.
Beethoven in spotlight at Neilson Hays
Life, Published on 25/03/2021
» An ensemble of Thai and foreign musicians will be performing string quartets by Beethoven and Webern during the "String At The Library: Beethoven & Webern" concert at Neilson Hays Library, Suwarong Road, on Sunday at 6pm.
Keep on rockin' in a lockdown
Life, John Clewley, Published on 14/04/2020
» The sonic landscape of my life in central Bangkok has changed dramatically over the past few weeks of social distancing. Gone are the sounds of construction drills, booming pile drivers, honking horns, unmuffled motorcyles and throbbing tuk-tuks. I can hear birdsong of all kinds in the mornings and, at dusk, the whirring and squeaking of different bat species as they zoom around hunting for insects.
Love that dare not speak its name
Life, Published on 20/02/2020
» Last month, Opera Siam presented the world premiere of Helena Citronova, a bold new opera written and directed by celebrated Thai composer Somtow Sucharitkul at Thailand Cultural Centre.