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ELITE MUSIC | by Phnom Tiensuwan and Pimsuda Natedao ORCHESTRAL TRIALS,TRIBULATIONS AND HOMESICKNESSCollaborative concert highlights the prodigious talents of two of Thailand’s stars of classical music, cellist Tapalin Charoensook and composer Narong Prangcharoen60 Elite+T hai cellist Tapalin Charoensook bowed to enthusiastic applause following her performance of Far from Home, heart lifted. She sees the ap- preciation of the audience as rewardfor her hard work.“I wanted to play more songs toplease the audience,” Ms Tapalin, 26,told Elite+ after the performance. “But my energy had run out. I gave all I had in 20 minutes of playing. I feel this is the highlight of my career every time I hear the applause. I love when I practise hard for months or even a year just to play a 20-minute piece, and the audience gives me a positive response