Khongkruephan, Simon

Thailand

Participated in 2024

Group A

Born on 2008-03-13, Bangkok (Thailand).
Started to play piano at the age of 6 with Prof. Tirayu Pinwanna.

Since 2018 till 2023 has studied at the Piano Academy of Bangkok with Prof. Dr. Christopher Janwong McKiggan.

Attended masterclasses of Rolf Dieter-Arens.

Attended masterclasses of Esther Park.

Received 1st Prize and Special Prize of 2019 International Music Competition “Amsterdam” Grand Prize Virtuoso, 2019.

Received 1st Prize and Special Prize of 2019 International Music Competition “Salzburg” Grand Prize Virtuoso, 2019.

Received Gold Prize of Singapore Asia Youth Piano Competition, 2019.

FIRST ROUND

— D. Scarlatti – Sonata in e minor, K98

— F. Liszt – from Transcendental Etudes no. 7 ‘Eroica’ S. 139

— J.S. Bach – F. Busoni – Toccata and Fugue in d minor, BWV 565

Second round

— W. A. Mozart – Sonata in a minor, K. 310, 1st mov.

— E. Wild – – from 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin – no. 3 “The Man I Love”

— M. Balakirev – Islamey