Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra - Season 2009 - 2010

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  Mendelssohn’s 200th Anniversary

  [ November 6, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. November 7, 2009; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth year, the TPO will kick start the 5th season with an all Mendelssohn program. As suggested by the title, the symphony magnificently…

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  Spanish Fantasy

  [ November 20, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. November 21, 2009; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  The Spanish composer Rodrigo composed the concerto in 1954 at the request of guitarist Andrés Segovia, and it will be presented to you by our very own talented young…

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  Beethoven 9th Symphony

  [ December 4, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 5, 2009; 4:00 pm; ]

  The final complete symphony of Beethoven, it is one of the best known works of the Western classical repertoire and is considered one of Beethoven’s greatest pieces. Having the…

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  Celebrate Beethoven and Brahms

  [ December 18, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 19, 2009; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Beethoven wrote the violin concerto in 1806 for his colleague Franz Clement, a leading violinist of the day: it was later revived and performed by violinist Joseph Joachim and…

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  Classical Magic

  [ January 8, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. January 9, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  A romantic and lyric piece, the Fourth Symphony of Brahms was completed in 1885: it is the last of Brahms’ symphonies. Also with us this evening is Peter Langgartner…

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  Chopin’s 200th Anniversary

  [ January 15, 2010; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. January 16, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Swan Lake, created from Russian folk tales as well as an ancient German legend, tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s…

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  Elgar 4 you

  [ February 12, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. February 13, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Out of the disappointment he felt after the end of the First World War, Elgar penned the melody that would become the first theme from the concerto after he…

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  Scandinavian Impressions

  [ February 26, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. February 27, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  “Geysir” is a prelude for orchestra which portrays the great Icelandic geyser: the composer Leifs is one of the most important and original composers of music in Iceland in…

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  Mozart & Saxophone

  [ March 12, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. March 13, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  After winning the prize in the prestigious 2nd Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone competition, they are back again to present the classic saxophone literature by Debussy and Martin. Tchaikovsky based…

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  Russian Giant

  [ March 26, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. March 27, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Written in the summer of 1943, the Eighth Symphony by Shostakovich is one of the largest works of the composer’s entire output, cast in an unconventional five-movement form. The…

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  Bernstein´s West Side Story

  [ May 14, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. May 15, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Considered one of the most often performed and recorded cello concerto, the Cello Concerto in B minor by Dvorak is his last solo concerto, written in 1894-1895 for his…

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  French Music

  [ May 28, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. May 29, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Inspired by the poem L´Après-midi d´un faune by Stephane Mallarmé, the prelude is one of Debussy’s most famous works and is very free as to tonality and harmonic function.…

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  Hollywood Night

  [ June 11, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. June 12, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Many critics refer to the era of composers like Korngold, Newman and others of the 1930s through the 1950s as a sort of “Golden Age” of excellent film music.…

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  Schumann’s 200th Anniversary

  [ June 25, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. June 26, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Celebrating the 200th year of birth year for Schumann and Chopin, the TPO presents to you the Manfred Overture by Schumann, one of the composer’s finest orchestral creations. Chopin…

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  Symphony Fantastique

  [ July 9, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. July 10, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Although all of Glière’s most important compositions were written in the twentieth century, his style of work places him firmly at the Russian romantic tradition. The symphony by Berlioz…

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  Rachmaninoff and Wagner

  [ July 23, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. July 24, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  One of Rachmaninoff’s most enduringly popular pieces, the complete work was premiered with the composer as soloist. The Symphony, an early work, is the only work that Wagner has…

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  Popular Classic

  [ August 6, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. August 7, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Soviet-Armenian Composer Aram Khachaturian composed the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in 1940 and dedicated the piece to the great Russian violinist David Oistrakh. Also take this opportunity to…

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  Angel Concert

  [ August 20, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. August 21, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Born in Prague to a family of Jewish origin, Jaromir Weinberger later emigrated to the United States and eventually became a US citizen. The Polka and Fugue is often…

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  Der Rosenkavalier

  [ September 10, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. September 11, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Loosely adapted from the novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas by Louvet de Couvrai and Moliere’s comedy Monsieur de Pourceaugnac, Der Rosenkavalier is a comic opera by Richard…

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  TPO´s 5th Anniversary

  [ September 24, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. September 25, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]

  Written in 1901 and 1902, it is generally regarded as Mahler’s most well known symphony. Open with a funeral trumpet solo, lets TPO bring you to explore the beauty…