PATTAYA: Ben’s Theater Jomtien will open its 2026–27 season with a solo piano recital by Russian pianist, composer and conductor German Kitkin on Saturday, 17 October 2026.
The programme features works by Chopin, Beethoven, Liszt and Debussy. The performance begins at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7.30 p.m.
Tickets are THB 900 and include a free drink of choice. Reservations are accepted only by email at [email protected]. Bookers should give their name, the number of tickets required and a mobile number. Confirmation and a road plan to the venue will be sent by return email.
The dress code is smart casual; shorts and sandals are not permitted. The venue is accessible to wheelchair users and guests with walking difficulties. Guests arriving by Bolt taxi can enter “Bens Theatre” as the drop-off point. Further details are available at www.benstheaterjomtien.com.
Kitkin, born in Orenburg in 1994, began piano studies at the age of seven. He graduated from the Moscow Chopin College of Musical Performance in the class of Professor Vera Gornostaeva and continued at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory under Professor Mikhail Voskresensky. He later completed studies in opera and symphony conducting at the Kazan State Conservatory. Competition prizes include the International Piano Competition in Aarhus, the Neuhaus Piano Competition, the Shigeru Kawai Piano Competition in Tokyo and a special prize at the Aspen Festival. He has appeared with orchestras in Russia, Japan and the United States and has been a soloist of the St. Petersburg House of Music since 2015.
Ben’s Theater Jomtien presents private, non-profit concerts that bring visiting musicians to Pattaya. The house has no sponsors; income from ticket sales goes directly to the performers.