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Musical exchanges
Life, Daniel James Hudson, Published on 02/04/2024
» A completely packed Thailand Cultural Centre (TCC) was witness to a truly awe-inspiring concert on March 22, as a top visiting orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (TSO), took to the stage to officially mark the opening of its brand new, brave initiative called "Asia Project".
RBSO revels at renowned festival
Life, Daniel James Hudson, Published on 29/06/2023
» Twelve members from the string section of the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) have just returned from the artistic experience of a lifetime in Hamburg, Germany, having received the immense honour of being invited to participate in the opening concert for one of classical music's most elite and prestigious annual events -- the Martha Argerich Festival.
Living the high life at Saffron
Holiday Time, Daniel T Cross, Published on 24/12/2019
» At Saffron, a high-end Thai restaurant at the Banyan Tree Hotel on Bangkok's ever-busy Sathon Road, the setting alone will put you in the mood for a rare treat of fine dining in the festive spirit.
Budai's delights
Holiday Time, Daniel T Cross, Published on 16/12/2019
» Greeting you at the entrance of Shang Palace, a Chinese restaurant on the third floor of the Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, is a large golden statue of Budai.
A piece of strings
Life, Daniel Hudson, Published on 09/12/2019
» The two concluding pillars of Johannes Brahms' magnificent orchestral output will form the respective halves of the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra's upcoming concert at the Thailand Cultural Centre on Friday, conducted by their current music director Michel Tilkin. The Double Concerto For Violin And Cello In A Minor Opus 102 was the great composer's final orchestral statement, written especially for his maturing colleagues Joseph Joachim (violin) and Robert Hausmann (cello). At this concert, it will be performed by two fresh young female talents of the modern string playing world.
Cruising down to Old Siam
Holiday Time, Daniel T Cross, Published on 04/12/2019
» The day-long din of a thriving modern metropolis has died down, and the Chao Phraya River, now shrouded in relative darkness, has taken on an almost timeless quality. An ancient rice barge that passes down river only adds to that ambience. So does an old tugboat chugging its way in the opposite direction. The quaint rust-bucket emerges from under Phra Buddha Yodfa, which is appropriately known in English as Memorial Bridge and was inaugurated in 1932 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the reigning Chakri Dynasty.
Connecting the dots
Life, Ravit El-Bachar Daniel, Published on 14/11/2019
» Entering Amy Diener's apartment is like entering an art gallery. There, she exhibits her art, and no space on the walls is left clear. What connects the works? Dots. You can call Diener "The Dot Girl", as her art is mainly created by dots. Lots of them. And each one is perfectly drawn.
Great Gotham-style steak-off
Holiday Time, Daniel T Cross, Published on 28/12/2018
» It’s not often that Caesar salad, that hardy perennial of leafy fares on countless menus, serves as a lively entrée. But at New York Steakhouse it does.
Cocktails with a view
Holiday Time, Daniel T Cross, Published on 21/12/2018
» The setting sun limns Bangkok’s western skyline with fiery reds and bathes Yao Rooftop Bar in amber-hued gloriole.
Winner of this year's RBSO Violin Competition to perform this weekend
Life, Daniel James Hudson, Published on 23/11/2018
» Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana, the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra Foundation is presenting its inaugural winner of the RBSO Violin Competition 2018 at the Chulalongkorn University Auditorium on Saturday Nov 24 at 8pm.