Program:

– Nicolas Bacri, String Quartet No. 8, Op. 112 (Omaggio à Haydn)
– Guillaume Lekeu, Molto Adagio Pour Quatuor à Cordes, (transcription by Nicolas Bacri)
– Maurice Ravel, String Quartet in F Major

PERFORMED BY: Om & Friends

After receiving intensive orchestral training at Jacobs School of Music, Mikela started performing with professional orchestras. She was a member of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and Owensboro Symphony Orchestra. She was also a core-member of Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra for three years. She has been invited to many professional orchestras in the US, Japan and Vietnam as a guest musician. Recently, she joined the Japan tour of the special orchestra celebrating the 50th anniversary of friendly diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan. Mikela has been a member of the Sun Symphony Orchestra in Hanoi, Vietnam since 2019.

Already at a young age, he was a member of various orchestras in Belgium; the Opera Orchestra Ghent, the Antwerp Philharmonie, the Monnaie Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Flemish radio and the Philharmonie Liege. In the Netherlands, he was a member of the Netherlands Ballet Orchestra in Amsterdam and the musical director and concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of Zeeland.

He was also a member of several chamber music groups in Belgium. His international career began as a soloist with the Heidelberger Kammerorchester with concerts all over the world. In 1991 he then became first violinist of the Rubio Quartet (The Flemish String Quartet) with concerts at the most prominent concert venues such as Carnegie Hall (New York), Wigmore Hall (London), Dai Ichi Hall (Tokyo), Library of Congress (Washington), Sydney Opera and others.

His discography includes dozens of CDs of mainly string quartets from different style periods, which he recorded with the Rubio Quartet. Most notably, their recording of the complete String Quartets of D. Shostakovich received a lot of international attention and, according to the Strad, “…must take its place among the most riveting Shostakovich performances on disc.”.
Besides working as a performing musician, Dirk has always had a keen interest in training young musicians. In his 45 years as a violin teacher, one of his focal points in this was especially solving neuro-motor problems in young players. Hence, the 3-year training as a teacher of the Alexander Technique.

He is also one of the first teachers of Alexander Technique in Belgium with more than 40 years of experience.

Among Omporn’s notable endeavours is the “Om and Friends” concert series which she initiated in 2018 as a means to share her passion for classical music through performances alongside her esteemed colleagues. With this series, Omporn and her fellow musicians aim to create a wealth of performance opportunities for classical musicians in Thailand, inspiring the next generation of artists and audiences alike, broadening the local audience’s exposure to the captivating live performances of classical music. Omporn’s versatility as a violinist and violist has left an indelible mark on the musical landscape of Thailand, working with prestigious chamber music ensembles and orchestras, including the renowned Bangkok String Quartet, the Artist Ensemble of Bangkok, Pro Musica, and the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, where she served as the Principal Second Violin for many years.

Omporn began violin study with Prof. Choochart Pitaksakorn at the age of thirteen. She participated in the Thai Youth Orchestra and served as its Concertmaster from 1994-1996 and received her Bachelor’s Degree with Honors in Music Education from Chulalongkorn University in 1997. She was granted a scholarship from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1998-1999 which enabled her to study with Michael Ma. In 2000, Omporn went to the U.S.A., and studied violin with Kathyrn Lucktenberg and Fritz Gearhart at the University of Oregon. She also studied Suzuki violin pedagogy with Shelley Rich and was a violin instructor at the Suzuki Program of the University of Oregon’s Community Music Institute during the time she was there. Omporn received her master’s degree in violin performance and pedagogy in 2003.

In a career that has spanned 35 years, ranging from orchestral to chamber and solo concerts; from contemporary and cross-disciplinary works to historically informed performances, Leslie is sought after both as a pedagogue and concert artiste. He is also the artistic director and co-founder of the Bach-in-Bali Festival.

Leslie is a champion of outreach activities, and musical and transformative education in the ASEAN region, teaching in different festivals and projects ,
Through his latest initiative, ProjectArtitude, and as a Citizen Ambassador of the Singapore International Foundation, he hopes to enrich the lives of the underprivileged and the disenfranchised across Asia

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