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Audacious, vivacious talent
Life, William Niall Morris, Published on 30/08/2025
» Back in 2021, a group of intrepid Bangkok music students decided to create their own opera company, undeterred by the fact that this is the most difficult art form to produce.
Paradise lost
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/04/2025
» In Grand Tour, Miguel Gomes' beguiling travelogue set in 1917, a British diplomat in Burma journeys across Southeast Asia, hopping from country to country, to avoid an encounter with his fiancée. Edward (Gonçalo Waddington) is a colonial officer who, struck by an inexplicable premonition or a case of cold feet, decides to flee Mandalay just before his sweetheart Molly (Crista Alfaiate) is due to arrive. He boards a ship to Singapore, then a train to Bangkok -- it derails on the way, but still makes it -- and onwards to Saigon, Manila, Osaka and Chongqing. Molly, pursuing him, would repeat a more or less similar route.
A Swiss adventure
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 31/10/2024
» It was a wonderful morning in Zurich with the Sun beaming and temperatures dropping to 14C. One of my travel companions did not skip her running routine and I was tempted to set up my own walking mission and relish a slower pace.
Vive la France!
Life, James Keller, Published on 11/06/2024
» In tribute to HRH Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana on the auspicious occasion of her 66th birthday on July 4, and in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the Ministry of Culture and B.Grimm, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra revelled in total immersion of French musical perfection recently at the Thailand Cultural Centre.
Masterpieces of the Magyar
Life, James Keller, Published on 14/05/2024
» Supported by B.Grimm, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) gave a dedicated concert late last month at the Thailand Cultural Centre to mark the 155th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between Thailand, Austria and Hungary. Many ambassadors were in attendance for this important historical event in the social calendar, including HE Dr Sándor Sipos of the Embassy of Hungary. The emphasis was, in fact, wholly on the music of the Magyar people, featuring top-drawer Hungarian violinist Vilmos Oláh and compatriot conductor Andrea Daru from Budapest. That culture certainly boasts earthy music of the most profound emotional depth, and indeed, the programming for this concert was an absolute delight for the aural senses, opening with the glorious Les Préludes by Franz Liszt.
Sala Sudasiri Sobha marks a golden jubilee
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 13/02/2024
» Sala Sudasiri Sobha proudly announces the return of the Sala Concert Series 2024 with a grand celebration honouring the 50th anniversary of the esteemed artist, composer, pianist and teacher Nat Yontararak. Mark your calendars for Sunday, as the captivating "Music From Nat & Liszt" concert takes centre stage at Sala Sudasiri Sobha, located at MRT Phawana Station.
For starters
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 18/08/2023
» Our monthly pick of hot new restaurants.
Polish piano legend conquers Bangkok stage with RBSO
Life, James Keller, Published on 06/12/2022
» As with all of the truly great pianists, touch is absolutely key when it comes to delivering their excelsior interpretations of the immortal classics. This was demonstrated recently in impeccable, consummate fashion by legendary Polish soloist Krystian Zimerman, who appeared at the Thailand Cultural Centre earlier this month to a sold-out auditorium.
Back to their best
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 26/08/2021
» Although their third and long-awaited album Blue Weekend is finally out and getting rave reviews from critics and fans, UK alt-rock quartet Wolf Alice said it wasn't their plan to take four years to release a new record after Visions Of A Life in 2017 won the Mercury Prize.
Where the wild beasts roam
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 29/03/2021
» The bumpy path snaked down from the winding road to the sun-baked Ruam Thai village in Prachuap Khiri Khan's Kui Buri district. Here is where Thanasit Phiboonwatthanakorn's mother bought a small cabin and ran a rubber plantation because she wanted to live in the woods. When she passed away, Thanasit inherited the 28-rai farmland and knew that he would have wild guests.