Bangkok Symphony Orchestra

FREE TICKETS!

Published April 26, 2012 | By BSO

We are giving away a pair of FREE tickets to Dido & Aeneas to one lucky BSO Facebook fan!

Head over to Facebook.com/bangkoksymphony and answer this question :
Dido is the queen of?

Leave your answer as a comment and we will draw a lucky winner.

We will make the draw on May 10th – good luck

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Tickets are for May 19th performance valued at 600 baht each.

Posted in Performances

Dmitry Sitkovetsky plays Sibelius

Published April 24, 2012 | By BSO

Dmitry Sitkovetsky plays Sibelius
with the
Bangkok Symphony Orchestra
Conductor : Chikara Iwamura

Programme
Sibelius : Karelia Suite Op. 11
Sibelius : Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
Shostakovich : Symphony No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 70

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“impeccable ensemble,
intonation and articulation”
The Guardian

“breathtaking in vitality and virtuosity”
Los Angeles Times

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Acknowledged as one of the world’s outstanding violinists, Dmitry Sitkovetsky is the son of famed pianist Bella Davidovich. After studies at the Moscow Conservatoire and the Juilliard School of Music, he commenced an extraordinary career which has seen him perform with all the world’s great orchestras, including the Berlin, New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, the Leipzig Gewandhaus, the Concertgebouw, the Chicago, Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras, as well as all the major London orchestras. His extensive recording repertoire includes all the major violin concertos, and he has worked with a diverse range of musical colleagues including Martha Argerich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Yevgeny Kissin and Mischa Maisky.

Ticket Prices : 500.- 1,000.- 1,500.- 2,000.- 2,500.-

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Posted in Great Artist Series

Ryu Goto Plays Tchaikovsky

Published April 24, 2012 | By BSO

Ryu Goto Plays Tchaikovsky
with the
Bangkok Symphony Orchestra
Conductor : Chikara Iwamura

Programme
Tchaikovsky : Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky : Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Tchaikovsky : Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

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“expressive playing, sweet tone,
impressive technique and musicality”
The New York Times

“technically ravishing; virtuosity
and tone striking in their intensity”
Boston Music Intelligencer

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Japanese-American Ryu Goto made his debut at the age of just 7 at the Pacific Music Festival in Japan performing Paganini’s First Concerto. Now 24 and a superstar in Japan, he has already performed with the London Philharmonic and Philharmonia Orchestras, the Washington National Symphony, Bamberg Symphony, Vienna Symphony and the European Union Youth Orchestra under conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy and Myung Whun Chung. Next season he will perform Paganini’s First Concerto with the Munich Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel. His recordings for DGG include the Brahms Violin Concerto conducted by Ashkenazy. Ryu Goto has a BA degree in physics from Harvard University and a black belt in karate. He performs on the Duke of Cambridge Stradivarius violin.