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A classical holiday feast for all
Life, Michael Proudfoot, Published on 02/01/2018
» Arturo Toscanini and Wilhelm Furtwängler were two of the greatest conductors of classical music of the last century. Their approaches to performance were quite different. Toscanini believed in faithful adherence to the score, reproducing scrupulously the original tempi, the composer's written markings, the time signatures and so on. Furtwängler, on the other hand, was more spontaneous, responding to the particular circumstances of a concert: the concert hall's acoustics, the orchestra, the responses of the audience, while always, at the same time, keeping the overall architecture of the piece in mind. No two Furtwängler performances of the same work were alike.
Violin virtuoso Paloma So to perform in fundraising concert
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 02/01/2018
» Let's begin the first Saturday of 2018 by attending a concert for a good cause. Childline Thailand Foundation, better known in Thai as SaiDek 1387, which provides services for destitute and vulnerable children, in collaboration with Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Bangkok Bank and the Stock Exchange of Thailand Foundation will stage for the first time a charity orchestra concert with a violin recital performance by 12-year-old virtuoso violinist Paloma So.
13 monkeys die in fire at UK safari park attraction
Associated Press, Published on 02/01/2018
» LONDON: Officials say 13 monkeys have died in a fire at a safari park in England.
Once centres of hope, political parties are dying
News, John Lloyd, Published on 03/01/2018
» There's little difficulty in showing that some of the most venerable political parties of the democratic world may be facing terminal crises. The difficulty is in determining if government by a party or parties -- the sustaining base of administrations the democratic world over -- can last.
Technology is not the enemy
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 05/01/2018
» Over the New Year holidays, Netflix gifted subscribers with the latest season of Black Mirror, the popular sci-fi anthology series well-known for its shocking plot twists, macabre subject-matter and dystopian look on how technology could impact our lives.
Ivory towers won't fall
News, Postbag, Published on 05/01/2018
» Re: "Let's ban ivory here", (PostBag, Jan 3).
Police to again query UK on Yingluck's whereabouts
Online Reporters, Published on 05/01/2018
» Police will ask their UK colleagues for any information they have on the whereabouts of Yingluck Shinawatra, after yet another photo placed the former prime minister in London.
Records tumble at home and abroad to welcome 2018
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 06/01/2018
» Recap: Global stock markets continued to soar this week, with the Dow Jones index crossing the 25,000-point threshold to a new all-time closing high. Bullish sentiment was supported by a strong US employment rate and the Federal Reserve's upward revision of its forecast for the world's largest economy.
Yingluck snap is authentic, police believe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2018
» Police believe a second photo of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, in the company of an unidentified woman, said to have been taken in London during the New Year period, is genuine.
EC walks fine media line
News, Editorial, Published on 06/01/2018
» Once political campaigning for a general election, tentatively set for November, kicks off, social media will likely become an even more powerful tool, not just for vote canvassing but also manipulation.