Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra presents the last concert of the year, "Fanfares And Dances", an evening of lush ballet music at Mahidol University's Prince Mahidol Hall, Salaya campus, tomorrow at 7pm and on Saturday at 4pm.
The repertoire will include selections from Tchaikovsky's most famous works, from the imaginative children's classic The Nutcracker to the universally loved fairytale The Sleeping Beauty and the timeless tragic love story Swan Lake.
Also featured is the world-premiere performance of Narong Prangcharoen's Concerto For Brass Quintet And Orchestra, which pushes the boundaries of this traditional genre into new and exciting directions. Directing the TPO for this mixed holiday programme will be Polish conductor Dariusz Mikulski, who has worked both as a soloist and as a conductor with many orchestras around the world.
The soloists are an international group of outstanding brass virtuosos from the World Brass Association: Otto Sauter, a specialist on the piccolo trumpet from Germany; Chen Guang, a trumpet professor from Beijing; and Armin Bachmann, a trombonist in a number of prestigious European orchestras, together with TPO's horn and tuba principals, Nantawat Waranich and Kitti Sawetkittikul.
Tickets cost 400, 600, 800, 1,000 and 1,500 baht (half prices for students under 25 years) and can be purchased from Thai Ticket Major outlets (visit thaiticketmajor.com or call 02-262-3456) and PMH Box Office (call 02-849-6565/6 ext 6603/4 or 6624).
