A brotherly violin-and-cello pairing from Italy is heading to Bangkok for a one-afternoon concert that ties European classics to Thai tradition. Duo Baraldi — violinist Domenico Baraldi and cellist Dylan Baraldi — perform 'Roots And Migrations' at Sala Sudasiri Sobha, on Lat Phrao 41 yaek 7-2, on Sunday at 4pm.
The show sits inside a larger cultural project called 'Per Chi Crea' (For Those Who Create), backed by Italy's Ministry of Culture together with EAIA and running through December. The initiative tours multiple cities and pairs concerts with masterclasses and public talks exploring human movement, cultural memory and artistic exchange — fitting themes for a programme that puts Italian repertoire in direct conversation with the musical traditions of each host country.
On paper, the Bangkok programme leans classical and Romantic: works by Paganini and Rossini, plus Currentzis-era favourites by Gioachino Rossini and Teodoro Currenti alongside the Thai premiere of Niccolò Paganini's 'Come Una Nuova', a piece written specially for the project. But the real draw for local audiences is the collaboration on stage. Ornjira Udomchaya, a faculty member at Mahidol University's College of Music in Salaya, joins the brothers on traditional Southeast Asian instruments, including original joint arrangements featuring the khaen and other regional sounds — a rare chance to hear a three-stringed zither tradition shared a stage with conservatory-trained strings.
Both brothers bring serious credentials. Dylan Baraldi is a rising chamber musician and soloist trained at the Mozarteum University Salzburg and CNSMD in Paris, and regularly performs with members of the Berlin Philharmonic and top European orchestras. Domenico has earned a reputation for depth of interpretation, with appearances at the Royal Albert Hall, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw and Teatro alla Scala under conductors like Manfred Honeck and Christoph Eschenbach.
For travellers in Bangkok this weekend, it's an easy cultural add-on: an afternoon concert in a well-regarded Lat Phrao recital hall, tickets from 500 to 1,800 baht, bookable at salasudasirisobha.com. If you're curious about how Italian classical music sounds when it meets Isan mouth organ, this is your Sunday plan.
Original source: Bangkok Post Life
