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Experience DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon on the big screen with a live orchestra performing John Powell's Academy Award-nominated score. Performed by the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Thanapol Setabrahmana, this concert combines the full film with a live symphonic soundtrack.

How to Train Your Dragon in Concert pairs a full screening of the beloved animated film with a live orchestral performance of its original score. As the movie plays on the big screen, the orchestra performs John Powell's acclaimed soundtrack in sync with the film.
The story follows Hiccup, a young Viking who forms an unlikely friendship with Toothless, a dragon feared by his people. Together, they must overcome challenges to protect both of their worlds.
Designed for audiences of all ages, the concert brings together cinema and live symphonic performance in a single experience.
Thanapol Setabrahmana – Conductor

Thanapol Setabrahmana is a conductor, composer, and arranger, currently serving as Assistant Music Director of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director of the Mahidol Wind Orchestra. He has performed in 17 countries and has conducted official concert productions for Stardew Valley, Violet Evergarden, and the Sword Art Online × Arknights concert.
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra

With origins tracing back to the Shanghai Film Orchestra and Shanghai Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra has more than 70 years of history. Today, it is a professional symphony orchestra known for performing both classical and contemporary repertoire.
This concert offers a different way to experience How to Train Your Dragon, with a live orchestra performing every note of John Powell's celebrated score alongside the film. Whether discovering the story for the first time or revisiting it, audiences can enjoy the emotional impact of live symphonic music combined with one of DreamWorks' most popular animated adventures.

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