Fantasy with fun music
Fans of classical music are invited to join the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra 2017 (TPO) this Friday and Saturday for a performance of exciting music from Japanese animation, all-time favourite cartoons and video games.
The concert titled “Legends and Fantasies” will showcase the beautiful tracks behind the moving images, both classics and contemporary. The programme includes Kohei Tanaka’s “We Are!” (the theme song from “One Piece”), Yasuharu Takanashi’s “Music from “Fairy Tail” and “Naruto”, Yuki Kajiura’s “Sword Art Online” medley, Yoshihisa Hirano’s Symphonic Suite “Hunter x Hunter”, Joe Hisaishi’s “Kiki’s Delivery Service”, Yasunori Mitsuda’s “Scar of Time” (from “Chrono Cross”), Nobuo Uematsu’s One-Winged Angel (from “Final Fantasy VII”), and more!
The TPO will be led by Thanapol Setabrahmana and the concerts take place this Friday (June 23) at 7pm and at 4pm on Saturday (June 24)
The next classic music programme is “From Russia with Love”, a captivating adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” music by Prokofiev. Joining conductor Alfonso Scarano for Khachaturian’s Flute Concerto will be Italian flutist Antonio Amenduni.
The programme wraps with the premiere of “Lighter than Air” by Thai composer Narong Prangcharoen. Concerts take place on July 7 and 8 with pre-concert talk.
“Scarano conducts Mahler 3” is on the week after on July 14 and 15, also conducts by Alfonso Scarano. Steeped in one of the most profound visions of romanticism, Gustav Mahler’s “Symphony No. 3 in D minor” celebrates the divine in what Mahler considered Divinity’s greatest self-expression: nature. The programme includes Thai Traditional Music and Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3.
The last show for this season is “The 5th Jean Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition”. Featuring world class saxophone soloists competing in the final round of the world’s most prestigious classical saxophone competition. TPO and conductor Delta David Gier are honoured to again participate in this exciting finale. The concert is to be held on July 22 at 4pm. The program is to be announced.
Tickets price is at Bt500, Bt300 and Bt100 for students up to bachelor’s degree level, Reservations can be made at the PMH Box Office on concert Day (Friday from 5-9pm; Saturday from 2 to 6pm), by e-mailing: [email protected] or at www.ThaiTicketMajor.com. Call Center is (02) 262-3456
The venue is accessible by a shuttle bus running between BTS Bang Wa Station and the university. Check it out at www.Music.Mahidol.ac.th/salayalink
