Trisdee na Patalung (; ; born 9 March 1986) is a Thai composer and conductor. He is the Music Director of the Bangkok Baroque Ensemble and the Resident Conductor of the Orpheus Choir of Bangkok. Na Patalung began studying music at the age of 13. At the age of 15, he stopped his formal education when he met

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, who became his teacher and mentor. At the same time, he began working for the

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as a repetiteur and an assistant conductor. Na Patalung made his operatic conducting debut in 2006 in a performance of

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's ''

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''. He has written two symphonies that he also conducted with the Siam Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked regularly with the Opera Studio Nederland since 2005 and became a permanent member in 2006. In 2008, his composition ''Eternity'' was performed during the funeral of

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. In 2009, he made his Italian debut conducting

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's opera ''

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'' at the Rossini Festival in Pesaro. In July 2011, na Patalung conducted the second revival performance of Sucharitkul's opera ''

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'' based on the Thai ghost story of the same name at the

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in Bangkok. He also conducted the London premiere of this work at the

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, London, in September 2011. On July 27, 2011, na Patalung conducted the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai at the Organalia music festival in

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, Italy.

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Trisdee na Patalung Trisdee na Patalung (; ; born 9 March 1986) is a Thai composer and conductor. He is the Music Director of the Bangkok Baroque Ensemble and the Resident Conductor of the Orpheus Choir of Bangkok. Na Patalung began studying music at the age of 13. ...

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