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Siam Sinfonietta journeys to KL
Life, Published on 24/06/2025
» Siam Sinfonietta is joining the five-week Kuala Lumpur Orchestra Festival. The international showcase is already in progress and each weekend a different orchestra is featured. So far, the Tokyo Symphony has been the most well-known participant.
The sound of Thai innovation
Life, S.P. Somtow, Published on 05/06/2025
» Last weekend, I attended a "live cinema" rendition of the classic animated film Kan Kluay (known as Blue Elephant in its international incarnation) at Kantana studios. There had already been five performances the previous weekend and I was catching one of the second set of five.
ABBA fever grips Bangkok
Life, James Keller, Published on 08/05/2025
» In honour of the auspicious occasion of the birthday of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on April 2, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, produced in association with West End International, presented two mesmerising shows at the Thailand Cultural Centre. "ABBA The Symphonic Celebration" ensured two extremely well-attended performances which celebrated one of pop music's most lauded bands.
A united front
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/03/2025
» Angkrit Ajchariyasophon is a Chiang Rai resident who has been affected by PM2.5 pollution for years. Therefore, he became interested in how volunteer forest firefighters under the Mirror Foundation are working to put out fires in the North.
Pop-rock legends The Corrs to perform in Bangkok
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 03/02/2025
» Get ready Bangkok as after more than two decades, Irish pop-rock legends The Corrs are returning to the capital for a spectacular live concert. The highly anticipated "Talk On Corners Tour Bangkok" will take place on Feb 11 at Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon. It promises to be an enchanting evening filled with nostalgia, romance and timeless music.
Rhapsody In Blue – a timeless American classic
Life, John Clewley, Published on 19/11/2024
» On Feb 12, 1924, a concert organised by popular jazz band leader Paul Whiteman was held at the Aeolian Hall in New York City. Despite the cold and snow, the show was jam-packed not only with music fans but also composers like Sergei Rachmaninov and John Philip Souza and popular actors like Gertrude Lawrence.
Jazz up your kitchen with Pokémon Le Creuset
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 24/07/2024
» This rainy season, French manufacturer Le Creuset will jazz up your kitchen with a collection of vibrant Pokémon-inspired enamelled cast iron and stoneware cookware to bring joy to your home.
RBSO brings movie magic from Hollywood
Life, James Keller, Published on 20/07/2023
» If ever there was an orchestral concert in Bangkok which proved how important it is to occasionally undertake something a little bit different, then that was the successful event presented by the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra Foundation in the Thailand Cultural Centre recently.
A spectacular tour
Life, Michael Proudfoot, Published on 31/05/2023
» The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra made a triumphant return to Thailand last week after their whistle-stop tour of Europe, with three concerts in three cities in different countries, all in five days.
Giving evidence
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/03/2023
» Under authoritarian rule, truths are silenced, censored and mutilated. Yet, many people find ways to tell their stories. It is an irony, though, that a repressive regime is a precondition of creative resistance.