Saturday, 25th February 2023

19.30

Goethe-Saal, Goethe-Institut Thailand

18/1 Soi Goethe, Khwaeng Thung Maha Mek, Sathon, Bangkok 10120, Thailand

Tickets

800 Baht / Student with ID: 350 Baht

For inquiries and reservations, please contact : 

info.klangkunst@gmail.com or https://lin.ee/cx7AqzU

To honor Sergei Prokofiev‘s 70th anniversary of death in 2023, klang.kunst decided to hold a concert series, featuring Prokofiev’s important compositions from various periods of his life.

50 years ago, his music was considered innovative and daring, but these days his compositions are used in computer games, or as phone ringtones or as background music, yet most people don’t realize that what they often hear is actually his compositions.

“The Portrait” is a moderate concert with a program of Prokofiev’s late compositions and a story about Prokofiev’s life, who died on 5th of March in 1953, but almost unnoticed. He even had no flowers at his funeral.

But why were there no flowers at his funeral? 

Join us on Saturday, 25th February 2023 to get to know more about Prokofiev, together with talented Thai musicians at Goethe-Saal, Goethe-Institut Thailand.

Program

Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103 (1947)

I.Allegretto

II.Allegro strepitoso

III.Andante tranquillo – Allegro sostenuto

IV.Allegro con brio, ma non troppo presto – Andantino – Allegretto – Poco meno mosso 

Supawee Srisurichan, Piano

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 (1946)

I.Andante assai 

II.Allegro brusco 

III.Andante 

IV.Allegrissimo – Andante assai, come prima

 Kasina Ansvananda, Violin

Supawee Srisurichan, Piano

Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94 (1943)

I.Moderato

II.Scherzo: Presto

III.Andante 

IV.Allegro con brio

 Jirayu Techamanapong, Flute

Kajkong Sasisajja, Piano

Wantana Tancharoenpol, Moderator

Meet our Musicians

Kasina Ansvananda

Kasina was born on the 6th of September 2001 in Bangkok, Thailand. She started her passion for music and violin at the age of 4 and studied with Omporn Kowintha, then at 9 years old studied with Prof. Siripong Tiptan. Later in 2018, she then continued her music studies at the Yehudi Menuhin School under instruction of Prof. Akiko Ono. Now she currently studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, under instruction of Prof. Dora Schwarzberg. 

As a very active performer in her generation, Kasina has had masterclasses with many renowned violinists including Prof.Micheal Ma, Daniel Garlitsky, Nanette Chen, Yuri Zhislin, Roland Daugareil, Prof. Koichiro Harada, Prof. Nam Yun Kim, Prof. Mayuko Kamio, Prof. Mengla Huang, Kyoko Yonemoto, Prof. Regis Pasquier, Prof. So-Ock Kim, Prof. Boris Belkin, Prof. Stephan Picard and Prof. Dora Schwarzberg. In 2021, she recently collaborated with pianist Charles Owen for a chamber music project at the Menuhin School. Additionally, she has also participated in prestigious courses such as Ishikawa International Summer Academy in 2015 & 2017, Chigiana Summer Academy in 2018 & 2019 and ISA in 2020 & 2022 where she met her current teacher.

She won many top prizes from competitions including The 14th Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition 2022, Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition 2021(Merit), Osaka International Music Competition 2016 and Princess Galyani Vadhana International Ensemble Competition 2016 (2nd prize) & 2017(1st prize) and The Final Beethoven Music Competition 2016 which granted her an opportunity to play a concert at the Beethovenfest 2018 in Bonn, Germany. She has also enjoyed performing in countries abroad such as Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Italy, Austria, UK and Belgium.

Supawee Srisurichan

Supawee Srisurichan (Poon) was born in Bangkok in 2002, 

He began his musical training at the age of 4, but he did not devote himself to serious study of the piano instrument until the age of 11. He was a student of Mr.Sek Thongsuwan and Ms.Susama Pongpladisai. He also had lessons regularly with Prof.Rolf-Dieter Arens. 

In 2017, he moved to study in Europe at the famous Mozarteum University of Salzburg (Pre-College Program), where he studied under the tutelage of Professor Claudius Tanski. One year later, he entered the university’s Bachelor program as one of the youngest candidates at the age of 16. Currently, he continues his master studies under the tutelage of Professor Pavel Gililov at the Mozarteum. 

He won prizes in many piano competitions, such as the Set Youth Musician Competition (1st prize), Thailand Steinway Youth Piano Competition (2nd prize), the Final Beethoven Piano Competition in Thailand (1st prize), Thailand Mozart International Piano Competition (1st prize: Category: 18-24 years old), received 1st prize twice successively at the Princes Galyani VadhanaInternational Ensemble Competition both in 2016 and 2017 (Category: Duet for Piano and another Instrument). 

He was invited to perform at the Beethoven Festival in Bonn. In February 2019, he performed Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor with Orchestra at the Great Concert Hall of the Stiftung Mozarteum (Grosser Saal der Stiftung Mozarteum), which was successfully received by the public. He was invited to give a speech at St. Gilgen International School, in the series “StGIS Inspiring People – Volume 13”. He also recorded a video production of Beethoven’s Sonata opus 31 no.2 “The Tempest” as part of the project called “Beethoven Project” for the famous publishing edition “Henle Verlag”. Supawee’s performance of the Sonata can be viewed on the Official Website of Henle Verlag.

He has attended masterclasses with many pianists from around the world, including Idil Biret, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Anna Malikova, Andreas Groethuysen, Christopher Harding, Rolf Plagge, Ning An.

Jirayu Techamanapong

Jirayu began to study flute at the age of 9 with Mrs. Siriporn Jinanarong. Subsequently, he applied to be a member of the marching band at Assumption College primary school and was able to take the school entrance exam in secondary school at Satit Prasarnmit and Triamudom Suksa school with a music excellence program. During that time, he studied the flute with Mr. Jakkrit Maliwan, Mr. Plain Tangsaereemankong, and Mr. Chatchawarn Atthakijkosol.

In 2016, Jirayu was admitted to the music education division, faculty of education, Chulalongkorn University in the national music and art scholarship program where he studied the flute with Mr. Suncheep Vidayanakorn. He received a bachelor’s degree in education (1st honor with a gold medal) in 2020.

In 2017, Jirayu won the gold medal in the flute ensemble competition at the 18th Japan Flute Convention in Tokyo. Later, he joined the concert tour of Siam Sinfonietta in the United State (2018), and Europe (2019).

Jirayu participated in several masterclasses with many well-known flutists such as Robert Aitken, Trevor Wye, Julien Beaudiment, Jasmine Choi, Sarah Newbold, Elizabeth Dooner, Angela Firkins, Sharon Bezaly, Thomas Robertello, Gianni Biocotino, and Wally Hase. Regarding the orchestra experiences, Jirayu had experiences with youth orchestras in Thailand including the Thai Youth Orchestra, Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute Youth Orchestra, and Siam Sinfonietta

Now, Jirayu is studying for a combined degree (master + Ph.D.) in music education at the faculty of education, Chulalongkorn University. He is also the principal flutist of Siam Sinfonietta.

Kajkong Sasisajja

Kajkong started learning piano at the age of 4, studied music major at SWU Prasarnmit Demonstration School (secondary) under the piano instruction of Dr.Pawatchai Suwankangka, and studied for a bachelor’s degree at the Faculty of Education in Music Education, majoring in Western Music Teaching, Chulalongkorn University, under the piano instruction of Dr.Suwanna Wangsophon. Kajkong received Trinity Awards Grade 8 in 2017, Trinity Exhibition Award in 2018, and several piano masterclasses. Kajkong currently studied piano with San Jitakarn and is a piano teacher at Kawai Music School CentralWorld and Horwang Music Academy.