The Bangkok Symphony Orchestra is one of the city’s most prominent cultural attractions. It is heavily supported by the community and also serves as a major attraction for tourists. It is now in its 26th season and continues to expand its repertoire and company mission. The overall purpose as expressed by the symphony is to spread happiness and bring a smile to every corner of Thailand. With this, of course, is a solid commitment to the support and expression of great classical music. A tourist who is staying at the best Bangkok hotel will often take the smile the acquired at the symphony and spread it around once they return to their hometown.
The orchestra is proud to have seventy professional members that perform in its growing and expansive seasons. The seasonal schedule now includes some of the soundtracks from major Hollywood blockbusters and some of the favorites from musical theatre in addition to the standard classical greats. They also explore some of the lesser-known works from the classical cannon and adapt traditional Thai compositions. In 1993 the orchestra launched its free concert series throughout the Bangkok parks. These concerts have become extremely popular and continue to grow in audience size. The series in Lumpini Park regularly sees two thousand five hundred people at each concert. Hotels in Australia here
Another standard program of the symphony’s is a celebration of great musicians from around the world. The Great Artists of the World brings some of the most legendary soloists and virtuosos from the international music scene. Some of the featured concerts from the symphony’s 2009 season to through the summer included an evening of Abba’s Greatest Hits, as well as a special concert featuring music from the world’s cinema greats. Violinist Sarah Chang was the soloist for the orchestra’s presentation of Brahms’ violin concerto.
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