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Back in the day
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 01/05/2020
» Adam Yauch, better known as MCA, the visionary rapper, musician and activist, passed away from cancer in 2012, which forced the rest of his former band members in The Beastie Boys to decide not to carry on the name without him. What happened shocked and saddened the music world. And nearly a decade since disbanding and disappearing from the spotlight, and following the successful release of Beastie Boys Book in 2018, the remaining two Beastie Boys, Michael Diamond (Mike D) and Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock), teamed up with award-winning director Spike Jonze to share with fans the full story of their band and 40 years of friendship in this live documentary experience, Beastie Boys Story. This is a legendary story that is raw, powerful, and also very personal, but it's one that is also hilarious, entertaining and at times even emotional. Digital streaming is now available on Apple TV+.
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Wuhan lab denies virus link as online mega-concert raises spirits
AFP, Published on 19/04/2020
» BEIJING: A laboratory in the Chinese city at ground zero of the global coronavirus outbreak has rejected US theories that it spawned the pandemic, as President Donald Trump warned Beijing of consequences if it was "knowingly responsible".
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Grace, beauty from the RBSO
Life, Published on 14/04/2020
» An essential part of the life of any healthy, growing symphony orchestra are the eagerly anticipated visits of various different guest conductors, in order to provide artistic variety and to complement the ongoing work and development executed by an ensemble's incumbent music director. An example of what a positive effect this can have was provided recently at the Thailand Cultural Centre, when German conductor Golo Berg had his first collaboration with the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, providing expert accompaniment for Thai piano soloist Natnaree Suwanpotipra in Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor, and demonstrating masterly control of structure in the expansive canvas of Brahms' Symphony No.3 In F Major.
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Some enchanted evening
Life, Published on 07/04/2020
» It isn't very often that a harpist sits in front of an orchestra, but such an attraction drew out a larger than normal audience in mid-February in the Small Hall of the Thailand Cultural Centre for the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra's Classical Concert No.1 of the new season, conducted by Vanich Potavanich -- RBSO director since 2018.
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Indisputable giants
Life, Published on 24/03/2020
» A profusion of musical joy combined with a palpable sense of shared euphoria was clearly in evidence on the stage at the Thailand Cultural Centre on March 2.
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Proud, historic Scotland
Life, Published on 18/02/2020
» The legendary Russian-born virtuoso Boris Belkin visited Thailand two years ago to enthral classical-music lovers in Bangkok, and his return to the Thailand Cultural Centre late last month to collaborate with the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Michel Tilkin generated no less interest or enthusiasm. For this appearance, in the presence of HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya, he brought with him the atmosphere and sounds of proud, historic Scotland, in the form of a once-neglected gem of the repertoire -- the Scottish Fantasy by Max Bruch.
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Edge of tomorrow
Life, Published on 18/02/2020
» One of the hallmarks of a great city is a programme of cultural events that celebrates the creative arts. The high regard in which literature, music and poetry in general were held in Thailand's past is well known, even though the destruction of Ayutthaya in 1767 resulted in the loss of many classic Thai works which are now often known only by name, rather than by content.
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Kolesnikov joins Hong Kong's finest in concert
Life, Published on 03/02/2020
» The Hong Kong Sinfonietta will make its Bangkok debut with an all-Beethoven programme in the Main Hall of the Thailand Cultural Centre, Ratchadaphisek Road, on Feb 19 at 8pm.
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Genial atmosphere amid HRH's birthday celebration
Life, Published on 21/01/2020
» The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra entered the new decade in spectacular fashion earlier this month, when it gave a wonderful performance in honour of the birthday celebrations of the orchestra's royal patron, HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya.
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Non-stop tip-top K-pop and hip-hop
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 15/01/2020
» Kicking off 2020 in style, the "K-Joy Music Festival" treated Thai fans to an extravaganza of pretty faces, slick moves and big, bright bubblegum pop.
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