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Experience the charm of chamber music with the Bangkok Piano & Winds Quintet in a program featuring works by Mozart, Christopher Norton, and Darius Milhaud. This performance takes audiences on a journey through classical elegance, contemporary jazz inspired warmth, and the vibrant colors of modern French music, highlighted by expressive melodies and beautifully blended instrumental textures.
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March 28, 2026, 04:30 PM
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Hua Hin Events
476 Moo 1 Soi Porn Sawan, Hin Lek Fai, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110, Thailand
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The Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major K.452, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who entered it in his catalogue of works on 30 March 1784. It was premiered two days later at the Imperial Royal Court Theatre in Vienna. Shortly after the premiere, Mozart wrote to his father that “I myself consider it to be the best thing I have written in my life.” It is scored for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. Sarah Adams notes that “The four dissimilar wind timbres pitted against the piano in this extraordinary work must have posed Mozart with a compositional challenge. He contended with the instrumental balance by constructing themes easily divisible into small motifs and by changing textural groupings every few bars for a kaleidoscopic array of tone colours.”
hristopher Norton’s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano was composed in 2012 for clarinetist Katie Canell of the Horizon Ensemble. The second movement, titled “A Cool Day,” is a slow, jazz-influenced piece designed for immediate accessibility.
Musically, it features a leisurely piano introduction followed by a “ruminative” clarinet theme supported by a rhythmic accompaniment. The movement adopts a soulful and brooding atmosphere that rises and falls before concluding with simple clarinet arpeggios that “fade to black”. Published by 80 Days Publishing, the sonata highlights Norton’s signature blend of classical structures with contemporary jazz and popular styles.
Composed in 1937, Suite d’après Corrette, Op. 161b is a neoclassical woodwind trio scored for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. This lighthearted, eight-movement suite is based on themes by the 18th-century French composer Michel Corrette, which Milhaud originally adapted for incidental theater music.
The work blends Baroque structures with Milhaud’s signature modernisms, including polytonality and playful rhythmic mischief. Lasting approximately 10 minutes, the movements—including a “Tambourin,” “Musette,” and “Le Coucou”—offer a charming, witty dialogue between the reed instruments, characteristic of the 20th-century French woodwind tradition.
Pianist
Usa ventured into political science for her undergraduate studies and was awarded a degree of in International Relations from Chulalongkorn University. It was not until her postgraduate studies that she decided to return to music and received collegiate level training in piano performance from the College of Music, Mahidol University where she received her Master in Music under the tutelage of Dr. Nopanand Chanorathaikul. Her former piano instructors are Prof. Mag. Margit Heider Dechant, Dr. Suwanna Wangsophon, Dr. Eri Nakagawa and Ajarn Kannika Issawas. She has a long-standing artistic relationship with the Pro Musica international singing workshop and the renowned vocal coach Loh Siew Tuan.
She has worked closely with Ms. Loh, as well as the celebrated accompanist Hein Boterberg, in Winter Journey, masterclasses for vocal and piano accompaniment held in collaboration with Opera Studio Vlanderen, Belgium. Currently, she is a sought-after educator and collaborative pianist who performs regularly with both Thai and international artists, including Apichai Laemthong, Kalaya Phongsathorn, Chaiphat Tripipitsiriwat, Jonathan Glonek, Julien Beaudiment, Trevor W. Wye, Raphael Leone, James Hall, Marco Antonio Mazzini, Arnaldo de Felice, Angela Firkins and Gianni Biocotino. She was also invited to “4to Congreso Latinoamericano de Clarinetistas” at Lima, Peru in 2019 and performed with Chaiphat Tripipitsiriwat, Edwin Rodriguez and Sergio Bosi.
Clarinetist
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Chaiphat is a founder of “Thailand International Clarinet Academy”, the first clarinet training sessions and a new clarinet community for clarinetists all over the world. He extended the opportunity for young clarinetists by inviting both famous regional and international clarinetists to Thailand in order to conduct workshops, masterclasses, and on-stage performance, forming a cross-cultural relationship among clarinetists.
Currently, he is a clarinetist of Black Monster Clarinet Quartet, educator at Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music (PGVIM), a project manager of Thailand International Clarinet Academy, a clarinet instructor, and a soloist. He also gives workshops and masterclasss as invited by schools and universities all over Thailand to educate and inspire young clarinetists in remote areas. Chaiphat has reached international standard by being granted several awards in international competitions including, 6th West Pomeranian Clarinet Festival in Szczecin, Poland (Best Artist Performance Award), Thailand World Music Championship 2013 (1st runner-up), Thailand International Wind Ensemble Competition (2nd runner up) and 8th International Music Competition and Festival for Soloist and Chamber groups 2016 (Bronze award). Apart from competitions, he was invited to perform in Thailand and international music festivals, such as in Japan, Belgium, France, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Russia, Poland and Vietnam.
Back in school, Chaiphat graduated bachelor’s degree with second class honor in Music performance with Ms. Cassandra Fox Percival and Mr. Grzegorze Grzeszcyk at College of Music, Mahidol University. Later, with Mr. Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Principle of Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra’s supervision, h achieved master’s degree in Conservatoire Royal de Liège, Belgium with scholarship funds from 1) Classical Music Promotion under the Patronage of HRH Princess Galyani and 2) Conseil Social Règlement d’Octroi.
Oboe
Nuttha Kuankajorn Bangkok-born Nuttha Kuankajorn is one of the key figures in Thailand’s classical music scene, recognized as a performer, educator, and podcast host. Nuttha received a full scholarship for her undergraduate studies at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore, where she studied under Rachel Walker, Principal oboe of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. In 2017, she earned her Master’s Degree in Oboe Performance from the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany, and completed a Certificate of Advanced Study the following year, under the mentorship of Professor Thomas Indermühle.
In 2019, Nuttha served as the Principal Oboe of the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra until she was appointed Principal Oboe of Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra in January 2025. She currently teaches at the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University and the Conservatory of Music, Rangsit University. Alongside her career as an orchestra musician and instructor, Nuttha is a dedicated chamber music performer and regularly gives recitals. Nuttha has performed extensively across Asia and Europe with renowned orchestras such as the Baden- Baden Philharmonie, Mannheimer Philharmoniker, Baltic Sea Philharmonic, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, and Singapore Symphony Orchestra, among others. In addition, she has participated in renowned music festivals across Thailand, Germany, Spain, the UK, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Japan, and Nepal. As a soloist, Nuttha has been invited multiple times to perform concertos with CU Symphony Orchestra and Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra. She attended masterclasses conducted by Christoph Hartmann, Jonathan Kelly, Dudu Carmel, Jacques Tys, Spyros Kontos, Christian Schmitt, Paolo Grazia, Gordon Hunt, Stefan Schilli, Kalev Kuljus, Simon Emes, Amanuel Abbühl and Yiu Song-Lam. Nuttha began her musical journey with piano lessons at age five and oboe at fifteen, studying with Chanannat Meenanan, Principal oboe of the National Symphony Orchestra of Thailand. Nuttha is a Rigoutat artist and plays on a model ‘J’ oboe.a model ‘J’ oboe.
Bassoon
Kittima is currently a member of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and a member of the Sawasdee Woodwind Quintet. She is also a part-time bassoon instructor at the College of Music, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, the Kasetsart University and part-time collaborative winds instructor at the Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music. An active chamber musician, Kittima has been performed regularly with the Sawasdee Woodwind Quintet, the Silpakorn Faculty Woodwind Quintet, the Amass Chamber Ensemble and performed numerous chamber concerts in Bangkok area. She was a co-founder of the Sawasdee Woodwind Quintet, which has been performing and giving masterclasses throughout Thailand and Southeast Asia, recently at the Singapore Woodwind Festival 2014.
As an educator, She is a guest bassoon instructor at the Thai Youth Wind Orchestra and the MCGP Youth Wind Ensemble. Kittima previously had been a guest bassoon instructor at the Yala Municipality Youth Orchestra Camp, the Princess Galyani Vadhana Youth Orchestra, the Silpakorn Music Summer School, the Yamaha-Rangsit Youth Wind Orchestra, the Nontri Youth Wind Orchestra, and the Singapore Youth Symphony Orchestra Camp.
Horn
Thai horn player, Chuta Chulavalaivong began his horn studies at Assumption College, Bangkok at the age of twelve. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts. Moreover, he recently earned his Master of Music degree from Yale School of Music, New Haven, Connecticut. As an orchestral player, he performed with many orchestras such as, Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Siam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yale Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, NEC Philharmonic Orchestra, Video Game Orchestra (VGO), Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, and many more. He also participated in Pacific Music Festival (Sapporo, Japan) in 2014, Asian Youth Orchestra (Hong Kong) in 2009, and South East Asian Youth Orchestra (Salaya, Thaiand) in 2005.