Prach Boondiskulchok is a Thai-British composer and fortepianist.

Prach Boondiskulchok
BornBangkok, Thailand
OccupationComposer
Instrumentfortepiano

Education

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Boondiskulchok was born in Bangkok, and moved to the United Kingdom to study at Yehudi Menhuin School, and later Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[1]

Career

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Whilst studying at Guildhall, Boondiskulchok founded the piano trio Linos Piano Trio with violinist Konrad Elias-Trostman and cellist Vladimir Waltham in 2007.[2] The trio won the RPS Albert and Eugenie Frost Prize in 2014,[3] and the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition in 2015.[4] They released an album of all Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's piano trios in 2020.[5]

In 2018, Boondiskulchok, along with Jonathan Dove, Sally Beamish, and Giles Swayne, was commissioned to compose a piece for Endellion Quartet's 40th anniversary concert. The works were premiered in 2019.[6]

Published works

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All works published by Composers Edition[7]
Name of work Instrumentation Year of composition
Night Suite Piano trio 2014
The Devil of Symmetry Piano 2017
A Bao A Qu’s Stairs Piano 2018
The Remora Piano 2018
Ritus String quartet 2018
Squonk Diptych Portative organ 2019
Träumerei Piano trio, clarinet 2019
The Work SATB choir 2020

References

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  1. ^ "Prach Boondiskulchok Music". Composers Edition. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  2. ^ "Linos Piano Trio". Tashmina Artists. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  3. ^ "Linos Piano Trio". Royal Philharmonic Society. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  4. ^ "Melbourne Chamber Music Competition winners announced". Limelight. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  5. ^ "CPE Bach Complete Piano Trios". Presto Classical. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  6. ^ Ashley, Tim (2019-05-30). "Endellion Quartet review – impeccable group celebrate 40 years with striking new music". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  7. ^ "Prach Boondiskulchok Music". Composers Edition. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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