Class violin recital
Featuring the students of Rhys Watkins
Former member of the London Symphony Orchestra
Steinway Thailand is pleased to host an exceptional evening featuring the Class Violin Recital of Rhys Watkins, a former member of the London Symphony Orchestra. Witness the incredible talent of students as they present solo violin performances and duets alongside Rhys Watkins, accompanied on the piano by Channarong Jantararat. The event will also showcase a captivating Piano Trio performance by Rhys Watkins, violin, Rowena Calvert, cello, and Channarong Jantararat, piano.
Date and time : Sunday 28th January 2024, 17:00
PROGRAM
The Deil amang the Tailors
J. S. Skinner’s
(With piano accompaniment)
Allegro
J. H. Fiocco
(Duet with Rhys Watkins)
Keene Karnchanapoo
First Movement from Fantasiestucke, Op. 73
R. Schumann
(With piano accompaniment)
Le Coucou
L. C. Daquin
(Duet with Rhys Watkins)
Sirin Lerdsirisopon
First Movement from Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
L. V. Beethoven
(With piano accompaniment)
Divertimento for Two Violins and Piano
I. Frolov
(Trio with Rhys Watkins and piano accompaniment)
Natsha Kruatrachue
Fourth, fifth and sixth movements from Romanian Folk Dances
B. Bartok
(With piano accompaniment)
First movement from Sonata No. 3, Op. 3
J. M. Leclair
(Duet with Rhys Watkins)
Peangpud Kuansongtham
Liebsleid
F. Kreisler
(With piano accompaniment)
Por Una Cabeza Gardel
C. Gardel
(Duet with Rhys Watkins)
Ryan Murphy
Trio elegiaque No. 1
S. Rachmaninoff
Rhys Watkins (Violin)
Rowena Calvert (Cello)
Channarong Jantararat (Piano)
performerS
Rhys Watkins, Violin
Welsh violinist Rhys Watkins has an established career as a soloist, recitalist and orchestral leader. Rhys graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 2005 and became a member of the first violin section of the London Symphony Orchestra in 2009.
He has since enjoyed performing in all of the world’s major concert halls and has represented the orchestra by giving recitals in embassies in Beijing, Tokyo, New York and throughout Europe.
At Abbey Road & Air Lyndhurst Studios, London, Rhys has recorded the music for many films including Harry Potter, Thor, Star Wars, The Twilight Saga : New Moon, The King’s Speech, Marvel’s The Avengers, Rise of the Guardians, Zero Dark Thirty, Brave, The Imitation Game, Cinderella, The Shape of Water, Coco before Chanel, Tamara Drewe, The Special Relationship, The Golden Compass, Superman and many more.
He has also enjoyed working with acclaimed film directors Guillermo del Toro, George Clooney and Sir Kenneth Branagh.
Rhys has been a finalist and prize-winner in several major international competitions including the Jeunesses Musicales International Violin Competition (Belgrade) and the Paganini International Violin Competition (Moscow) and is currently a member of the award-winning Artea String Quartet with whom he has performed at the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room and BBC Proms. The Artea Quartet have made numerous live broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 and have recorded several CDs of the Mendelssohn and Schubert quartets under the Champs Hill label to great critical acclaim.
Alongside his classical concerts, Rhys has also shared the stage in performances with Paul McCartney, Bryan Adams, Queen, Elton John, Shirley Bassey, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Ray Davies, Tom Jones, Annie Lennox, Rod Stewart and Tony Bennett.
Rowena Calvert, Cello
British cellist Rowena Calvert has firmly established herself as an ambassador for the younger generation of cellists through her wealth of performances across the world.
Her solo appearances and collaborations with artists and dancers such as Carlos Acosta include performances at the Royal Albert Hall, BBC radio 3, Classic FM Hall of Fame, the Wigmore Hall, The Queens Hall, The Royal Festival Hall and performances across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
A regular recording artist in Abbey Road, Rowena has recorded sound tracks for blockbuster films including Mission Impossible, Wonder Woman, the animation ‘Up’ and has worked with musicians such as Paul McCartney, Shirley Bassey and most recently at the Brit Awards, Billie Eilish. She has toured as part of the band for Hans Zimmer and also Nigel Kennedy. As a freelance orchestral musician Rowena performs regularly at the BBC Proms.
As the former cellist of the Cavaleri String Quartet, accomplishments include first prizes at the 2012 Hamburg International Chamber Music Competition (Germany) and Royal Overseas League Competition (London), second prize at the 2014 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition (Japan) and the ‘Special Prize’ at the Premio Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition (Italy).The quartet went on to tour extensively in South America, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Europe giving live radio broadcasts in each country. They also recorded several CD’s each met with great critical acclaim.
Rowena is the Artistic Director of Hertford International Concert Series, Head of Strings in Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok, and Cellists and co-founder of the violin and cello duo ‘R2’. She is currently leading an enormously enjoyable career as a soloist, chamber
Channarong Jantararat, Piano
Thai pianist Channarong Jantararat began learning the piano at the age of six and gave his debut piano recital at the age of thirteen. After success from several piano competitions in his native Thailand including first prize from Yamaha Thailand Music Festival 2002, second prize and Polonaise prize from the Sixth Chopin Piano Competition, and second prize from the Sixth Nat Studio Piano Competition, Channarong became a music scholar at Shrewsbury International School in 2004. Whilst being a student there, he performed regularly and made his first concerto appearance in 2007 with Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto.
After moving to London in 2009 to pursue his music studies, he has won first prize from the European Piano Teachers Association Piano Competition, first prize and Cattermole Award from the Stratford and East London Music Festival, third prize from the Christopher Duke Piano Competition, and the Cox Memorial Prize from the Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra Young Soloist Competition. In addition, he was also a recipient of Royal College of Music Study Award, Knights of the Round Table Award, Geoffrey Parsons Memorial Trust Award, Edward Mandel/Jaques Samuel Pianos Award, St Marylebone Educational Foundation Award, and Cosmina and Douglas Liversidge Award.
During his studies in London, Channarong continued to enjoy performing, both as a soloist and chamber musician, and has performed at venues such as Cadogan Hall and St Martin-in-the-Fields. He has also been invited to perform Mozart’s C minor Piano Concerto with Winchester Chamber Orchestra after winning the Kent International Piano Competition in 2014.
Channarong graduated and received his Master of Music in Performance from the Royal College of Music, London, in 2015 under the tutelage of Professor Dina Parakhina. Currently, he is the Associate Director of Keyboard at Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok.
LOCATION
Steinway & Sons Showroom
#1F-04 Gaysorn Center, 1 Floor
999 Phloen Chit Rd., Lumpini, Bangkok
Tel: (+66) 65 696 1659