Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 7:00-8:30PM

At Neilson Hays Library

Tickets: 950THB, For library members 850THB

• Mozart Grande Sestetto concertante for string sextet, after the Sinfonia concertante K. 364, edited by Christopher Hogwood

• Beethoven Symphony no. 6 in F major, Op. 68, arranged for string sextet by Michael Gotthard Fischer

Chot Buasuwan - Violin

Hayne Kim - Violin

Miti Wisuthumporn - Viola

Omporn Kowintha - Viola

Panyaphat Wongwechwiwat - Cello

Leslie Tan – Cello

Chot Buasuwan - Concertmaster of NSO and assistant concertmaster of RBSO

Hayne Kim - Korean-American violinist. Hayne Kim has performed as soloist and chamber musician on a diverse variety of stages around the world, who now a teacher at Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music

Miti Wisuthumporn - Principal violist of Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and the viola instructor at Chulalongkorn University and Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music.

Omporn Kowintha - One of the most sought-after violin instructor in Thailand. Playing both violin and viola, Omporn participates in many chamber music ensembles in Thailand.

Panyaphat Wongwechwiwat - The first Thai musician who graduated from Julliard and a assistant principal cellist of RBSO.

Leslie Tan - A renowned cellist from Singapore, who was the founder of T’ang String Quartet and a faculty at Yong Siew Tow Music Conservatory.

    The sinfonia concertante genre was a Classical re-incarnation of the Baroque concerto grosso, a concert work featuring dialogue and interplay between a small group of soloists and the full orchestra. It transformed in the 19th century to become double and triple concertos, with well-known examples including those by Beethoven and Brahms. In all iterations, this genre of works features the best of all worlds - the brilliance of solo playing, the intimate nature of chamber music, and the collective power of the orchestra. Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, written in 1779, was originally scored for solo violin and viola with orchestra. The version for string sextet was created by an unknown arranger in 1808, not long after Mozart's death. Dispersing material from the original solo lines among the other parts, the chamber version gives a more truly collaborative spin to the work.

    Beethoven's light and gentle Symphony no. 6 is a surprising contrast to the dark intensity of his preceding work, Symphony no. 5. Completed in 1808 directly after the Fifth, Beethoven's Pastoral symphony - so named by the composer himself - is an evocative reflection of a day spent in the countryside. Abounding with birdsongs, bagpipe drones, folk tunes, country dances, and other pastoral tropes, each of the movement titles outline a part of the day: I. Arriving in the country II. Scene by the brook III. Merry gathering of the countryfolk IV. Thunderstorm V. Shepherd's Song. The usual symphonic arc - first movement in sonata form, lyrical slow movement, scherzo, and finale - is kept, with the addition of the "thunderstorm" just before the last movement. The string sextet version was created by a contemporary of Beethoven, Michael Gotthard Fischer, during his lifetime.

You can purchase tickets online: https://bit.ly/3RoueMaSymphonies6

at the library, or reserve seats by calling 02-233-1731 or emailing info@neilsonhayslibrary.org.

Please note that reserved seats should be paid for within 3 days after the booking, after that they will be released.

With the limited parking space available in the library, it’s recommended that you take a taxi or use public transportation.