Twelve young oboists from Thailand take the stage, joined by pianist Rasikamon Siyapong, to share the musical journey they’ve shaped during an intensive masterclass with Prof. Thomas Indermühle.
From Baroque to contemporary works, expect expressive playing, fresh energy, and the magic of oboe sound—from reeds to music.
Program
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Participants from Thomas IndermühleInternational Flute Masterclass in Bangkok 2026
Rasikamon Siyapong, Piano
Meet our Musician
Rasikamon Siyapong
One of the most sought-after collaborative pianists and chamber musicians in Thailand, Rasikamon Siyapong has performed extensively with vocalists and instrumentalists throughout Europe and Asia. As a pedagogue, she rejoined the faculty of Mahidol University in 2019 and also serves as a collaborative pianist. A regular performer of many festivals and competitions, she has performed on stages in the 4th Jean-Marie Londeix competition, 4th and 6th Beethoven Competition for String Instruments in Bangkok, Summer Festival for String Instruments and Chamber Music in Pelion and Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy. She has also collaborated with leading international vocalists and gave concerts in various European cities such as Munich, Graz, Vienna, Salzburg, Myslenice, Athens, Maribor and Lovran. Her performance with soprano, Tung Lee was broadcasted through program “Das Ö1 Konzert” in Austrian Radio in 2018.
No stranger in the field of modern music, Rasikamon performs frequently in Thailand International Composition Festival. She is a member of Contemporary Enclave, a Bangkok-based ensemble that aims to advocate contemporary music. She also appeared in „ Kaleidoskopder Zukunft in Wort und Ton“ in Badausseer Gespräche in 2018.
In 2014, she graduated from College of Music, Mahidol University majored piano performance with a first-class honor. She was a recipient of a scholarship within a framework of ASEA-Uninet and partaking her studies at Mozarteum University as an exchange student in 2014. In Summer 2019, she completed her Master Degree in vocal-accompaniment in University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria under the tutelage of Ao. Univ. Prof. Mag. art. Stacey Bartsch and Julius Drake. During her study in Graz, she was appointed as “Studentische Mitarbeiterin” and played in a class of Prof. Univ.Prof. Mag.art. Dr.phil. Ulf Bästlein.
Step into a world of sound shaped by history, mastery, and living tradition.
Across Centuries brings together a remarkable musical lineage, led by legendary oboist Thomas Indermühle—one of the most influential voices of the instrument today. He is joined by Thai oboist Nuttha Kuankajorn, with Kunatorn Teekakul on bassoon and Rasikamon Siyapong at the piano.
The first half journeys through the elegance of François Couperin’s Les Nations, the emotional depth of C.P.E. Bach, and the brilliant virtuosity of Federigo Fiorillo. After intermission, the spotlight turns to the modern era with Akira Nishimura’s Shijin – The Four Symbols, performed in a special solo version arranged by Thomas Indermühle. The program then returns to Baroque vitality with Georg Philipp Telemann, before the evening concludes with the timeless charm of Toots Thielemans’ Bluesette.
Across Centuries is a concert of dialogue, tradition, and living artistry.
Program
François Couperin (1668-1733)
Les Nations, Seconde Ordre: L’Espagnole
I. gravement, et mesuré
II. vivement
III. affectuëusement
IV. légérement
V. gayëment
VI. air Tendre
VII. vivement, et marqué
XVII. passacaille
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Sonata in G Minor Wq. 135 / H. 549
I. Adagio
II. Allegro
III. Vivace
Federigo Fiorillo (1753-1823)
Sinfonia Concertante in F Major
I. Allegro
II. Rondo: Allegretto
III. Allegro
INTERMISSION
Akira Nishimura (1953-2023)
White Tiger for Oboe solo (Arr. Thomas Indermühle) from Oboe Concerto 4 Seasons: Autumn
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767)
Suite 6 in D Minor from “6 Concertos, 6 Suites” TWV 42
I. Dolce – Allegro – Dolce – Allegro – Adagio
II. Vivace
III. Allegro
IV. Andante
V. Presto
VI. Moderato
VII. Vivace
Toots Thielemans (1922—2016)
Bluesette (Arr. Odelia Hodorov)
Thomas Indermühle, Oboe
Nuttha Kuankajorn, Oboe
Kunatorn Teekakul, Bassoon
Rasikamon Siyapong, Piano
Meet our Musicians
Thomas Indermühle
Born in Bern in 1951, Thomas Indermühle is the scion of a Swiss family of musicians. He studied with Heinz Holliger at the Staatliche Musikhochschule in Freiburg in Breisgau, and with Maurice Bourgue in Paris. Afterwards, he spent several years as solo oboist in the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1974 he was awarded a prize at the Prague Spring International Music Competition, and in 1976 he won the ARD International Music Competition in Munich.
Since then, he has appeared as a soloist in almost all European countries, in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea and Australia. Leading composers as Manfred Trojahn, Wolfgang Rihm, David Philip Hefti and Akira Nishimura have written oboe concertos for Thomas. Of great importance to him are also his “Ensemble Couperin”, his activity as a conductor, and his work with his students. Indermühle has been responsible for an oboe class at the Zürich Conservatorium ZHdK since 1984, and in 1989 he was appointed professor at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe.
Recently he started teaching at École Normale Alfred Cortot in Paris and Avos Project in Roma. He has recorded for Philips, EMI, Novalis and Camerata Tokyo
Thomas Indermühle has been trusting Rigoutat since 1972.
Nuttha Kuankajorn
Bangkok-born Nuttha Kuankajorn is a prominent figure 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 with 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.
From 2019 to 2024, Nuttha served as Principal Oboe of the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra before being appointed Principal Oboe of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra in January 2025. She currently teaches at the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, and Rugby International School. Alongside her orchestral and academic work, Nuttha is an active chamber musician and regularly presents solo and chamber recitals.
Nuttha has performed extensively across Asia and Europe with renowned orchestras including the Baden-Baden Philharmonie, Mannheimer Philharmoniker, Baltic Sea Philharmonic, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, and Singapore Symphony Orchestra, among others. In addition, she has participated in major 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 the 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, Emanuel Abbühl and Yiu Song-Lam.
Nuttha began her musical training with piano lessons at the age of five and took up the oboe at fifteen under the guidance of Chanannat Meenanan, Principal Oboe of the National Symphony Orchestra of Thailand.
Nuttha is a Rigoutat artist and plays on a model ‘J’ oboe.
Kunatorn Teekakul
Kunatorn Teekakul is a Thai bassoonist. He began studying bassoon at the age of 17 with Ms. Kittima Molee.
As a student, he has performed with numerous ensembles, including the Mahidol Symphony Orchestra, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Thai Youth Orchestra, Siam Sinfonietta, Million Wind Philharmonic, Thai Symphony Orchestra, Bangkok Metropolitan Orchestra, and the Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music Youth Orchestra.
He is currently a member of the Bangkok Metropolitan Orchestra. He studies bassoon with Chris Schaub at the College of Music, Mahidol University.
Kunatorn is a founding member of the Thailand Double Reed Society and appeared as a soloist at the Thailand Double Reed Society Concert 2022 at the Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music. He also served as Head Volunteer and Artist at the International Double Reed Conference 2023, held at the College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand.
He has participated in masterclasses with Sophie Devaux, Christian Kunert, Amy Pollard, Ingo Goritzky, and Yoshi Ishikawa.
Rasikamon Siyapong
One of the most sought-after collaborative pianists and chamber musicians in Thailand, Rasikamon Siyapong has performed extensively with vocalists and instrumentalists throughout Europe and Asia. As a pedagogue, she rejoined the faculty of Mahidol University in 2019 and also serves as a collaborative pianist. A regular performer of many festivals and competitions, she has performed on stages in the 4th Jean-Marie Londeix competition, 4th and 6th Beethoven Competition for String Instruments in Bangkok, Summer Festival for String Instruments and Chamber Music in Pelion and Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy. She has also collaborated with leading international vocalists and gave concerts in various European cities such as Munich, Graz, Vienna, Salzburg, Myslenice, Athens, Maribor and Lovran. Her performance with soprano, Tung Lee was broadcasted through program “Das Ö1 Konzert” in Austrian Radio in 2018.
No stranger in the field of modern music, Rasikamon performs frequently in Thailand International Composition Festival. She is a member of Contemporary Enclave, a Bangkok-based ensemble that aims to advocate contemporary music. She also appeared in „ Kaleidoskopder Zukunft in Wort und Ton“ in Badausseer Gespräche in 2018.
In 2014, she graduated from College of Music, Mahidol University majored piano performance with a first-class honor. She was a recipient of a scholarship within a framework of ASEA-Uninet and partaking her studies at Mozarteum University as an exchange student in 2014. In Summer 2019, she completed her Master Degree in vocal-accompaniment in University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria under the tutelage of Ao. Univ. Prof. Mag. art. Stacey Bartsch and Julius Drake. During her study in Graz, she was appointed as “Studentische Mitarbeiterin” and played in a class of Prof. Univ.Prof. Mag.art. Dr.phil. Ulf Bästlein.
Prof. Thomas Indermühle, Oboe Professor at École Normale Alfred Cortot, Paris and Avos Project, Roma.
Rasikamon Siyapong, Collaborative Piano Lecturer at College of Music, Mahidol University
Active Participation | Information and Application
As a part of an active participant you will receive:
• 3 individual lessons (50 minutes each) with Professor Thomas Indermühle
• Group lessons
• Professional piano accompaniment by Rasikamon Siyapong
• Chamber music rehearsals and performance opportunities with the professor.
• Participation in the Participants’ Concerts
• 1 ticket for Prof’s Thomas Indermühle’s Recital
Active participation fee: 15,000 Thai baht
Application
Preselection:
YouTube Video Link: Please provide a video of your performance (unedited, with good sound and image quality, not exceeding 15 minutes in length, and recorded within the last 3 months). The applicant must be clearly visible in the video.
Born in Bern in 1951, Thomas Indermühle is the scion of a Swiss family of musicians. He studied with Heinz Holliger at the Staatliche Musikhochschule in Freiburg in Breisgau, and with Maurice Bourgue in Paris. Afterwards, he spent several years as solo oboist in the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1974 he was awarded a prize at the Prague Spring International Music Competition, and in 1976 he won the ARD International Music Competition in Munich.
Since then, he has appeared as a soloist in almost all European countries, in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea and Australia. Leading composers as Manfred Trojahn, Wolfgang Rihm, David Philip Hefti and Akira Nishimura have written oboe concertos for Thomas. Of great importance to him are also his “Ensemble Couperin”, his activity as a conductor, and his work with his students. Indermühle has been responsible for an oboe class at the Zürich Conservatorium ZHdK since 1984, and in 1989 he was appointed professor at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe.
Recently he started teaching at École Normale Alfred Cortot in Paris and Avos Project in Roma. He has recorded for Philips, EMI, Novalis and Camerata Tokyo
Thomas Indermühle has been trusting Rigoutat since 1972.
Rasikamon Siyapong
One of the most sought-after collaborative pianists and chamber musicians in Thailand, Rasikamon Siyapong has performed extensively with vocalists and instrumentalists throughout Europe and Asia. As a pedagogue, she rejoined the faculty of Mahidol University in 2019 and also serves as a collaborative pianist. A regular performer of many festivals and competitions, she has performed on stages in the 4th Jean-Marie Londeix competition, 4th and 6th Beethoven Competition for String Instruments in Bangkok, Summer Festival for String Instruments and Chamber Music in Pelion and Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy. She has also collaborated with leading international vocalists and gave concerts in various European cities such as Munich, Graz, Vienna, Salzburg, Myslenice, Athens, Maribor and Lovran. Her performance with soprano, Tung Lee was broadcasted through program “Das Ö1 Konzert” in Austrian Radio in 2018.
No stranger in the field of modern music, Rasikamon performs frequently in Thailand International Composition Festival. She is a member of Contemporary Enclave, a Bangkok-based ensemble that aims to advocate contemporary music. She also appeared in „ Kaleidoskopder Zukunft in Wort und Ton“ in Badausseer Gespräche in 2018.
In 2014, she graduated from College of Music, Mahidol University majored piano performance with a first-class honor. She was a recipient of a scholarship within a framework of ASEA-Uninet and partaking her studies at Mozarteum University as an exchange student in 2014. In Summer 2019, she completed her Master Degree in vocal-accompaniment in University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria under the tutelage of Ao. Univ. Prof. Mag. art. Stacey Bartsch and Julius Drake. During her study in Graz, she was appointed as “Studentische Mitarbeiterin” and played in a class of Prof. Univ.Prof. Mag.art. Dr.phil. Ulf Bästlein.
The grand finale opens with Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet, a groundbreaking masterpiece that redefined Romantic chamber music. A bold and brilliant combination of piano and string quartet, this work inspired generations of composers including Brahms and Dvořák.
Featuring world-class artists and an exceptional Thai pianist, this performance embodies the spirit of German Romanticism, uniting generations and cultures on one stage.
To close the evening, and the festival, over 50 masterclass participants will take the stage together in Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings, a radiant and heartfelt work filled with Bohemian charm and joy.
Written during his years in Vienna by the young yet fiercely original German composer, this trio pushes the boundaries of what three instruments can express – with the depth, intensity, and drama usually reserved for a full orchestra. This is Beethoven before the string quartets, before the symphonies — yet already thinking orchestrally, emotionally, and structurally.
Embark on a musical journey to the pond surrounded by reeds through Klughardt’s evocative trio — a piece that beautifully captures the changing scenes of nature and the longing for a lost beloved, told through the voices of Oboe, Viola, and Piano.
Featuring young artists who have participated in masterclasses with esteemed professors from Germany’s top music universities.
A stage where diversity comes together as one — from music performed on period instruments and works by contemporary composers to performances by selected masterclass participants, representing a wide range of nationalities and generations.
Experience the intimacy of live music up close at the Bangkok International Chamber Music Festival 2025.
The opening night of the festival explores the full spectrum of sound — from string instruments to wind instruments, and finally, a powerful union of both.
From Trio > Quintet > Nonet, the music expands in sound and ensemble — strings, winds, and all 9 instruments together as one
