Three outstanding students from Nat Studio will take to the stage in a fundraising concert titled "Piano Highlights", at Sala Sudasiri Sobha concert hall, Lat Phrao 41 yaek 7-2, on Sunday at 4pm.
Held to mark the 38th anniversary of Nat Studio, one of Bangkok's oldest private piano schools founded by Silpathorn Award-winner Nat Yontararak, the show will feature a variety of technically challenging music and famous classical pieces by Chopin, Mozart, Prokofiev, Beethoven, Brahms and Aram Khachaturian. They will be performed by a trio of young talents. Thanat "Jacob" Teerawachirakul is a 10-year-old piano prodigy who embarked on his musical journey at the tender age of three, and has made remarkable progress under the close guidance of Nat.
Pirada "Prae" Balamongkol is a Grade 12 student at Kasetsart University Laboratory School and also prize winner of many competitions. They include a special prize at the Churairat Piano Competition in 2018; first prize at the International Classical Music Competition in 2020; and third place at the Hong Kong Youth Performing Arts Festival in 2021.
Meanwhile, Sahaphum "Sonson" Waleecharoenphol is a freshman at the Institute of Music Science and Engineering, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, who earned the gold medal at the second Bangkok International Performing Arts Piano Competition last year.
Tickets cost 1,000 baht (500 baht for students). Proceeds will go towards the Paris-based NAT Association to provide support for a local school in Krabi.
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