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Vienna State Opera opens season with free, all-star gala concert
AFP, Published on 08/09/2025
» VIENNA — No dress code, no stiff atmosphere and no entry fees: Thousands flocked to a Viennese park Sunday as the Vienna State Opera opened its 2025-26 season with a star-studded open-air gala concert for the first time.
Vienna's musical message to aliens: One, two, three. One, two, three
Life, Valeriya Safronova of the New York Times, Published on 04/06/2025
» VIENNA - What would aliens make of the waltz?
King Rama VI play shines as a grand opera
Life, William Niall Morris, Published on 13/05/2025
» It has been 25 years since National Artist Somtow Sucharitkul was commissioned to compose an opera based on the much-loved play Madanabadha by King Vajiravudh, Rama VI. The play is dedicated to the king's wife Queen Indrasakdi Sachi who, in a remarkable tie-in, also happens to be maestro Somtow's great-aunt.
Young stars shine at musical gala
Life, William Niall Morris, Published on 08/04/2025
» Since its foundation in 2010, the Bangkok Charity Orchestra (BCO) has raised over 25 million baht for good causes in Thailand. Recently, at the Aksra Theatre (King Power Rangnam), conductor and BCO founder Chulayuth Lochotinan guided his 80-piece orchestra with authority and style through an impressive musical gala.
An evening of magic
Life, William Niall Morris, Published on 06/03/2025
» In the opulent surroundings of Bangkok's Banyan Tree, Somtow Sucharitkul, with the Siam Sinfonietta and a host of singers, earlier this month presented an evening of popular opera to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Opera Siam.
A fun time for classical
Life, S.P. Somtow, Published on 12/09/2024
» I've lived in Bangkok three times; first, as a child, between the ages of seven and twelve, sneaking out to see concerts by the Royal Navy Orchestra conducted by ML Usni Pramoj; next, as a young man, in the 1970s, battling to create new audiences; and finally, in my old age, for the last twenty years, when I've had the chance both to witness and to be a part of exciting new developments in music. But it is only in the last month or so that it's really hit home: the audience in Bangkok has come of age at last, and it's a young, passionate, and uniquely local audience.
Virtuosi Thailand marks fifth anniversary
Life, Published on 14/08/2024
» Virtuosi Thailand will mark its fifth anniversary with the first show in the "Seriously Fabulous Classical Concert" series, at Siam Society on Aug 21 at 7pm and again at Neilson Hays Library on Aug 22 at 7.30pm.
TSO and RBSO join forces for 'Friendship Concert'
Life, Published on 24/07/2024
» The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra will return to perform a friendship concert with the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, at the Great Hall of King's College International School on Ratchadaphisek Road, Yannawa, on July 30 at 7.30pm.
A centennial celebration
Life, James Keller, Published on 28/05/2024
» Backed by generous support from the Tourism Authority of Thailand and B.Grimm, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra added to its impressive 2024 season of concerts at the Thailand Cultural Centre on May 10, with the regular RBSO bolstered by extra guest musicians from the Bangkok Metropolitan Orchestra and Mahidol College of Music for a programme of Ottorino Respighi's Pines Of Rome.
'Lumpini Waltz Festival' proves a resounding success
Life, Published on 21/03/2024
» B.Grimm recently debuted the first-ever "Lumpini Waltz Festival" commemorating the opening of the B.Grimm Pavilion standing alongside Sala Bhirombhakdi, which has served the people for over 30 years, playing classical music generously sponsored by Boon Rawd Brewery.