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Variations for Valentines
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 23/01/2019
» Not slushy or sloppy or kissy-kissy, but three faces of real love will be presented by the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra for St Valentine's month offering at the Thailand Cultural Centre on Feb 8. The first face is the tragedy of love, the second face is the love of beauty, and the third is one of the most emotional offerings of love to humanity in general.
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Brahms brought to Bangkok
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 21/05/2018
» Two favourite artists of Bangkok audiences are taking on two mighty works from the late Romantic era at the end of May. Mayuko Kamio will perform Brahms Violin Concerto with her 1731 "Rubenoff" Stradivarius, while Michael Tilkin, with a mere stick in his left hand, will perform Jan Sibelius's Second Symphony.
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Valentina Lisitsa's outspoken words, outgoing music
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 12/12/2017
» Wonderful news for music lovers who hate Tchaikovsky symphonies. On Friday, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) will be performing a Tchaikovsky symphony.
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The Magic of the Musicals
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 01/09/2016
» To be honest, "The Magic Of The Musicals" didn't start with The Sound Of Music or The Phantom Of The Opera or even My Fair Lady.
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Inside Beethoven's universe
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 02/08/2016
» If the "Beethoven Gala" on Aug 11 proves nothing else, it will show that there was never "one" Beethoven. The scowling, misanthropic personality, the irresponsible debtor running from countless irate Viennese landlords was also the man who created his own universe of emotional and arousing music.
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Father and son, in perfect harmony
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 26/04/2016
» After five generations of Bachs and the father-son duo of Johann Strauss, the idea of musical families is hardly rare. But the team of Vladimir and Vovka Ashkenazy -- who will be appearing in Bangkok on May 14 -- is truly singular. After all, Vladimir is more than well known. He is one of the finest pianists living today, is a widely-acclaimed conductor and his life is the stuff of adventure movies. Vovka, the son of Vladimir and his Icelandic-born wife, is already gaining an international reputation as a pianist. And his transcriptions of classical music have been recorded and lauded on record and in the concert hall.
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Simply serene
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 01/12/2015
» There is a rare revolutionary secret behind the music of the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra's Royal Celebration Concert for the birthday of His Majesty the King.
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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."
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Renowned cellist warming up nicely for Bangkok
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 25/11/2014
» Jian Wang might be one of the world’s most renowned cellists, but when he’s hanging out on the edge of the Arctic Circle during the brutal winter, he could be viewed as some kind of eccentric.
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