Unforeseen circumstances have moved the Orpheus
Choir and Siam Philharmonic concert "Opera without Divas" concert to 15 June.
In the same time slot as before, SPO will present a fascinating concert including, by popular demand, a reprise of Trisdee's "ETERNITY", dedicated to HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana, which had its world premiere at the SPO concert on 20 April, and Haydn's "Farewell Symphony". Both of these works will be conducted by Trisdee na Patalung.
Somtow Sucharitkul will conduct Wagner's "Siegfried Idyll", the lovely "Pavane for a Dead Princess" by Maurice Ravel, and the evocative
"La Mort de la Mort" by Nop Sotthibandu and Dnu Huntrakul.
The Siam Philharmonic is the resident orchestra of the Bangkok Opera, but also has a rich concert platform existence of its own. It is particularly known for its innovative apprentice program, in which exceptionally talented young musicians are given the opportunity to play alongside top professionals.
Somtow Sucharitkul is the artistic director of the Bangkok Opera. He founded the Siam Philharmonic in 2002 and has led it in Wagner operas, Mahler symphonies and premieres of works by contemporary Asian composers. Somtow Sucharitkul is a well known composer himself whose operas have transformed the music scene of South East Asia .
Trisdee na Patalung is the resident conductor of the Bangkok Opera. He has worked extensively as a conductor, composer and pianist in Europe and Asia, at the Concertgebouw and the Opera Studio Nederland in Amsterdam , the Hanoi Opera House and the Bangkok Opera. He has written several chamber works and two symphonies. His second symphony Gli Scherzi was premiered in 2005 by the Siam Philharmonic Orchestra under the composer's baton. |
