Supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and B.Grimm, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra recently broke exciting new ground with two sold-out nights at the Thailand Cultural Centre.
They treated the most enthusiastic audience imaginable to a wondrous musical journey through the stylistically diverse world of Japanese anime. The visual expression of this art form has long been popular in Japan and abroad, with an incredibly diverse spectrum of musical responses garnering fans of all ages and backgrounds for decades.
Maestro Naohisa Furusawa from Tokyo, one of the very finest exponents of this refreshing genre, conducted the RBSO with flair and elegance which inspired the very best from a fine-sounding orchestra enlarged by a rock band and extra keyboards.
The first half of the show was dedicated solely to Joe Hisaishi, legendary composer of over 100 film…
