Education Profile

Born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, Prach Boondiskulchok discovered his talent and devoted passion for music at an early age. There, where western classical music was then little known and practised professionally, he had to make an important decision to leave home at a young age to pursue music; he was advised to consider the prospect of studying in the United Kingdom.

At the age of thirteen, Prach arrived England in search of a formal musical education. He first attended an alternative boarding school, Brockwood Park School, founded by the philosopher J. Krishnamurti in Hampshire, England. There he received a well-rounded musical education from Peter Norris and Alan Rowlands. Prach then applied to the Yehudi Menuhin School, where he was accepted with a generous scholarship to study with Ruth Nye. It was during these early years in England that he took a keen interest in composition, and developed his versatile musicianship. Since then, he has been performing in public as both solo pianist, chamber musician, as well as having compositions of his performed both in Thailand and the UK.

Upon graduating from the Yehudi Mehuhin School, Prach Boondiskulchok had the opportunity to perform to HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana of Thailand, who was keen to promote classical musicians from Thailand, and had the vision to put Thailand on the map of international music making. Her Royal Highness granted him the prestigious 'Fund for Classical Music Promotion' to further his studies in both piano and composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, with Martin Roscoe and Caroline Palmer. Besides the main tutors, Prach has worked with Ferenc Rados, Pascal Devoyon, Richard Goode, Dominique Merlet and Mstislav Rostropovich.

Professional Profile

Recently graduated from the Guildhall of Music and Drama, Prach is becoming increasingly in demand as a versatile musician who is distinctive in both chamber and solo music. His piano trio, Lakeside Trio, recently won the Ivan Sutton Award, and the Park Lane Group Young Musician Series. His busy performing schedule has brought him to many prestigious venues like the Wigmore Hall, Barbican Hall, Royal Festival Hall, St John's Smith Square, Purcell Room, Schoenberg Centre – Vienna, Thailand Cultural Centre – Bangkok, and Dixon Hall – New Orleans.

Equally at home in the languages from the early Baroque to the most contemporary repertoire, Prach takes pride in presenting a varied programme, which are always artistically united and curated to present new perspectives to the listeners.

Besides being a successful performer in traditional classical settings, Prach is a propagator of more innovative concert experiences. He believes there is an urgent need to connect great music of the past to a new audience in a new way, as the twentieth century model of the impersonal semi-divine artist on stage is becoming less palatable.