Welcome to Bangkok

Welcome to the Euroasia ASEAN Concerto Competition 2026! We are delighted to have you join us in Bangkok from 6 to 8 November, along with young pianists and violinists from across Asia and beyond, for a weekend devoted to the music of Mozart in the year of his 270th anniversary.

Over the weekend you will rehearse and perform with the Siam Sinfonietta, one of Asia’s leading orchestras, under conductors Trisdee na Patalung and Voraprach Wongsathapornpat. You will play before an international jury, on a Bösendorfer concert grand at Yamaha Music Thailand. The weekend opens on Friday evening with a welcome reception at the Austrian Ambassador’s Residence. It closes on Sunday with a concert and awards ceremony, where the winners will take the stage once more.

A competition is only one part of the journey. We hope you will also take home new friendships, the experience of working with a professional orchestra, and some happy memories of Bangkok.

Below you will find everything you need for the weekend: the full schedule, rehearsal and competition times, venue details and directions, hotel and rooming information, practice room bookings, and key contacts. Please read it carefully, and do not hesitate to reach out to the organising team if you have any questions.

We look forward to welcoming you, and to hearing you play.

Warm regards,
The Organising Committee
Euroasia Association of Performing Arts & Bangkok Opera Foundation

Schedule (5-8 November)

See below for detailed information of the days and agenda for the competition. For more enquiries, please write to us on contact@operasiam.com or via the dedicated Whatsapp group.

 

Thursday, 5th November

ARRIVALS; PRACTICE - 0900-1700hrs

Venue: Yamaha Music School – Practice rooms M1-GC1 and M2-GC1 (5th floor) • Siam Patumwan House
Address: 414 Phaya Thai Rd, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
NOTE: Schedule can be booked through Euroasia Team or via Google Docs.

 

Friday, 6th November

ARRIVALS; PRACTICE – 0900-1700hrs

Venue: Yamaha Music School – Practice rooms M1-GC1 and M2-GC1 (5th floor) • Siam Patumwan House
Address: 414 Phaya Thai Rd, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
NOTE: Schedule can be booked through Euroasia Team or via Google Docs.

WELCOME RECEPTION – 1900hrs

Venue: Austrian Ambassador’s Residence • Embassy of Austria
Address: 14 Soi Nantha-Mozart, Sathorn Soi 1, South Sathorn Road, Thung Maha Mek, Sathon, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
NOTE: Her Excellency the Ambassador has extended her invitation to each contestant with one parent/guardian so that every family is equally welcomed and represented on the evening.

 

SATURDAY, 7th November

ORCHESTRA REHEARSALS – 0900-1600hrs

Venue: Dr. Thaworn Phornprapha Auditorium (10th floor) – Piano • Studio Room (11th floor) – Violin • Siam Patumwan House
Address: 414 Phaya Thai Rd, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
NOTE: Click below to see the detailed schedule.

  • 09:00–09:30 Brayden Yoong Yee Kiat (No. 17)

    09:30–10:00 Setthavat Krairiksh (No. 17)

    10:00–10:30 Kaila Tagawa (No. 17)

    10:30–11:00 Emily Ng (No. 17)

    11:00–11:30 BREAK

    11:30–12:00 Owen Yu (No. 21)

    12:00–12:30 Nicholas Patrick Wiranata (No. 21)

    12:30–13:00 Kong Wai Kio Kristen (No. 23)

    13:00–13:30 San Choi (No. 23)

    13:30–14:30 LUNCH BREAK

    14:30–15:00 Extra: Setthavat Krairiksh

    15:00–15:30 Extra: Nicholas Patrick Wiranata

    15:30–16:00 Extra: San Choi

  • 09:30-10:00 Yihan Wang (No. 3)

    10:00-10:30 Liam Ian Gunawan (No. 3)

    10:30-11:00 Loong E-Zen (No. 3)

    11:00-11:30 BREAK

    11:30-12:00 Sha Kah Yan (No. 3)

    12:00-12:30 Amelia Ooi (No. 3)

    12:30-13:00 Aidan Bin Abdul Jalil (No. 5)

    13:00-13:30 Extra: Liam Ian Gunawan (No. 3)

    13:30-14:30 LUNCH BREAK

    14:30-15:00 Extra: Amelia Ooi

    15:00-15:30 Extra: Sha Kah Yan

    15:30-16:00 Extra: Aidan Bin Abdul Jalil

 

SUNDAY, 8th NOVEMBER

Grand Finals • Piano – 0900-110hrs
Grand Finals • VIOLIN – 1230-1400hrs
CONCERT & AWARDS CEREMONY – 1700hrs

Venue: Dr. Thaworn Phornprapha Auditorium (10th floor) • Siam Patumwan House
Address: 414 Phaya Thai Rd, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
NOTE: Yamaha Music Thailand has upgraded the C3 to a Bösendorfer Concert Grand 230VC.

  • 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