MUSIC & DANCE
MUSIC FOR ALL (Music Hall, National Museum Bangkok, Na Phra That Road, Every Sat-Sun until
March 13 (except Feb 6-7), 5pm-7pm) Presented by the Ministry of Culture’s Department of Fine Arts, the 60th “Music Performances for the People” series features a variety of Thai classical dance and local and international music performances performed by artists from the Fine Arts Department’s Office of Performing Arts, local troupes and dramatic arts schools. The highlights include lakorn chatri, lakorn nok, likay, lakorn phan thang and traditional Thai music. There is no admission fee. Call 02-221-6533.
MUSICAL JOURNEY TO ITALY (Prince Mahidol Hall, Mahidol University, Salaya campus, Today at 4pm) The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra presents a duo of popular Italian works during the “Thailand Meets Italy” concert conducted by Lt Col Prateep Suphanrojn. Wolf-Ferrari’s Suite-Concertino for Bassoon and
Small Orchestra will be performed by TPO’s own principal bassoonist, Patrawut Punputhaphong. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s Symphony No. 4 was inspired by the colour and atmosphere of Italy in the early 1830’s. Tickets cost 300 and 500 baht (100 baht for students) from Thai Ticket Major (visit www.thaiticketmajor.com) or can be purchased by calling 02-849-6565/6 ext 6603. Visit www.thailandphil.com for details and www. music.mahidol.ac.th/salayalink for the Salaya Link shuttle bus schedule.
EXQUISITE MUSIC (Four Season Resort Chiang
Mai, Today at 5.30pm) The “Pro Musica 2016 Classicial Concert for Charity” features the Pro Musica Ensemble with viola player Roland Baldini as guest artist. They will perform pieces by legendary composers such as Mozart, Debussy and Beethoven as well as Sarat, a violin solo by the kingdom’s own outstanding composer, Narongrit Dhamabutra. They will give another concert at Dusit Thani Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan on Jan 22 at 6.30pm. Tickets for the Jan 16 concert cost 990 baht which includes cocktails and 2,90 baht including Italian dinner (call 053-298-181) and tickets for the Jan 22 performance cost 1,600 and 1,800 baht including dinner (500 baht for the show only). Call 032-520-009 ext 2013.
TRADITIONAL VS MODERN (Alliance Française,
Witthayu Road, Today at 7.30pm) Alliance Française presents “Unwrapping Culture”, the first collaboration between two exceptional male artists — Filipino-Canadian Alvin Erasga Tolentino and Thai dancer/choreographer Pichet Klunchun. The performance combines the technique, theatricality and storytelling elements of Khon masked dance with the paraphernalia of today’s rampant materialism. The result is a devastating critique of the corruption of authentic Thai culture by the forces of commercialisation. Tickets cost 400 baht (300 baht for members). Email culture@afthailande.org or call 02-670-4233.
ALL THAT JAZZ (Asiatique The Riverfront, Charoen Krung Road, Today and tomorrow,
5pm-11pm) Silpakorn University’s Faculty of Music invites interested people to witness the semi-final and final rounds of the “Thailand Jazz Competition 2016”. It has three categories — Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Vocal and Jazz Big Band. Local and international jazz artists will also take turns to perform. There is no admission fee. Visit www. thailandjazzcompetition.com.
TRIBUTE RECITAL (Sala Suda Sirisobha, Lat
Phrao Soi 41, Tomorrow at 4pm) Greek pianist Dimitri Vassilakis will give a tribute recital to the late French composer Pierre Boulez who passed away early this year. This is a Bangkok debut performance by the Paris-based pianist and the programme will feature works by Boulez, JS Bach, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Olivier Messiaen and Domenico Scarlatti. Tickets cost 700 baht inclusive of reception, with proceeds going towards the Gift of Life Foundation. Visit www. salasudasirisobha.com or call 02-541-8662 or 080-407-8231.