Euroasia Asean Concerto Competition 2026: Grand Finals

Sunday, 8 November 2026
Dr Thaworn Phornprapha Auditorium, Yamaha Music Thailand, Siam Pathumwan Building

To mark 270 years since Mozart’s birth, the Euroasia ASEAN Concerto Competition brings fourteen of the region’s most promising young pianists and violinists to Bangkok for the Grand Finals. Every finalist performs a movement from a Mozart concerto with Siam Sinfonietta, the Bangkok Opera Foundation’s acclaimed youth orchestra. It’s a rare chance for young soloists to work with a professional orchestra and conductor on the international stage.

The finalists come from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. The pianists play Piano Concertos Nos. 17, 21 and 23 under Trisdee na Patalung. The violinists play Violin Concertos Nos. 3 and 5 under Voraprach Wongsathapornpat.

The day ends with a concert and awards ceremony at 17:00, presided over by H.E. Mrs. Katharina Wieser, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Kingdom of Thailand. The first-prize winners in piano and violin then perform their concertos with Siam Sinfonietta.

Presented by the Embassy of Austria, Yamaha Music Thailand, Euroasia Association of Performing Arts, and the Bangkok Opera Foundation.

  • 09:00–11:00hrs

    Brayden Yoong Yee Kiat • Setthavat Krairiksh • Kaila Tagawa • Emily Ng • Owen Yu • Nicholas Patrick Wiranata • Kong Wai Kio Kristen • San Choi

    Conductor Trisdee na Patalung
    Orchestra Siam Sinfonietta

    Programme
    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453, I. Allegro
    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467, II. Andante
    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488, I. Allegro

  • 12:30–14:00hrs

    Liam Ian Gunawan • Loong E-Zen • Sha Kah Yan • Amelia Ooi • Yihan Wang • Aidan Bin Abdul Jalil

    Conductor Voraprach Wongsathapornpat
    Orchestra Siam Sinfonietta

    Programme
    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216, I. Allegro
    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, I. Allegro aperto

  • 17:00hrs

    Siam Sinfonietta opens the evening with Mozart’s Flute Quartet in D major, K. 285, followed by the awards ceremony presided over by H.E. Mrs. Katharina Wieser, Ambassador of Austria to Thailand. The night ends with the first-prize winners in piano and violin performing their Mozart concertos with Siam Sinfonietta.

The Jury

Christoph Ehrenfellner (Austria): conductor, composer, violinist, and coach of various youth ochestra including the Wiener Jeunesse Orchester

Somtow Sucharitkul (Thailand / USA): composer, conductor and founder/Artistic Director of Opera Siam

Angel Lee (Malaysia): violinist, pianist, educator, and founder of the Euroasia Association of Performing Arts

Asst. Prof. Alberto Firrincieli (Italy): pianist, harpsichordist, composer and Professor of Music at Assumption University

Dr Christopher McKiggan, D.M.A. (UK / Thailand): award-winning pianist and founder of the Piano Academy of Bangkok

Polyiam Palitponganpim (Thailand): Violinist with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and founder/director of VP Music Academy