The TPO Returns After the Floods

German-Japanese violinist Koh Gabriel Kameda signs autographs following his performance of the Glazunov Violin Concerto

Mahidol Salaya Campus. Nakhonpathom, Thailand. February 18, 2012. The campus was hard hit by the floods and was under several feet of water. The first several concerts of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2012-13 season were canceled. In this, my first trip back since the floods ended, I was pleased to see that there was no visible damage remaining. Certainly, the TPO was in fine form with an expressive and exciting performance of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2. The German-Japanese violinist, Koh Gabriel Kameda, performed Alexander Glazunov’s Violin Concerto in a minor, a work I had never heard before and am not eager to hear again. I’m looking forward to the rest of the TPO’s season, which guarantees beautiful music excellently played.