The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra will perform its final symphonic concert of the 2023 season in the Main Hall of Thailand Cultural Centre, Ratchadaphisek Road, on Saturday at 7.30pm.
Titled “Orient Et Occident”, the programme is a combination of two world premieres by leading contemporary Thai composers Prof Narongrit Dhamabutra and Vanich Potavanich, and three classics of the French repertoire.
English conductor Douglas Bostock will make a welcome return to direct the orchestra for this concert. He will begin with La Princesse Jaune Overture by Camille Saint-Saëns, a work infused with the spirit of Japanese exoticism; and conclude with César Franck’s imposing Symphony In D Minor, a masterpiece brimming with Gallic charm.
Bostock has appeared at numerous prestigious international venues and festivals. He is one of the last private students of the legendary…
