Eelswamp in the new year 2018

For enthusiasts, Eelswamp has gradually become a household name for beautiful chamber music and piano recitals. The Eelswamp is an estate just outside the center of Pattaya in the hamlet of Nongplalai (eelswamp in Thai), where the owner has a special music hall where musicians from all over the world regularly (usually every month) perform classical chamber music and piano recitals. to bring.

Music Hall

The Music Room, as the organizer Gregory Barton calls it, is a space of approx. 72 square meters, which creates an intimate atmosphere through the special design with a vaulted ceiling and at the same time for perfect acoustics. There is room for about 40 people and the performances are usually sold out.

Gregory Barton

Gregory Barton is the owner of the estate and also the great inspiration of the concerts. Gregory is an Australian lawyer, who moved to Pattaya after his retirement. Initially he started with a goat farm, but that hobby started to look like work, so he stopped doing that. He was taught chamber and piano music at home, especially by his mother, and he has devoted his heart to this genre of classical music.

The musicians

The musicians who perform in Eelswamp really come from all over the world. Gregory travels a lot, often visits music competitions and concerts and often knows how to get promising artists to come to Pattaya. On his blogspot I saw names from Russia, Japan, India, France and also some Dutch musicians have already performed in Eelswamp.

Eelswamp in the new year 2018

Gregory has already completed his program for the first six months of 2018. It starts off right away with a performance on January 19 and 21 by the Russian pianist Sergey Sobolev, the winner of the Berliner International Music Competition 2017. You can find what he will be playing and the further program of the often young promising artists at eelswamp.blogspot.com

Blogspot

On this blogspot you will not only find the program, but also all the details of Eelswamp, such as location, reservations, house rules, etc. In addition, there is an archive of the past 6 years, where you can see who has performed, often There is also a video of that performance.

Finally

Eelswamp is unique, an excellent music hall in a quiet environment, where you can enjoy beautiful classical chamber and piano music. Highly recommended!