An evening of royal celebration

His Majesty the King's coronation anniversary is marked by the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra

- ■JAMES KELLER

The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra Foundation, under the royal patronage of HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya and in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Promotion and Ministry of Culture, recently presented a concert at the Thailand Cultural Centre (TCC) in celebration of the anniversary of His Majesty the King's Coronation Day.

For this extremely special occasion, serving as a moment of national reflection and gratitude towards the monarchy, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) curated a selection of significant and captivating works by composers from Thailand, France and England.

The well-attended concert titled "Royal Celebration SOUNDSCAPES" was conducted by distinguished British maestro Douglas Bostock and also featured Japanese cello sensation Dai Miyata as soloist in Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto In A Minor.

The noble proceedings commenced with the tone-poem Siam Soundscapes by Prof Narongrit Dhamabutra, a national artist and close collaborator of the RBSO for some three decades. The work narrates the glory of the Kingdom which has been blessed by benevolent kings over the centuries. Composed last year to celebrate the 72nd birthday of HM the King, this exhilarating work was recently also very well received in Moscow and St Petersburg during the orchestra's ground-breaking Russian tour.