Artists - Yamaha - Thailand

Thomas Hooten

THOMAS HOOTEN is Principal Trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He can be heard on numerous Los Angeles Philharmonic recordings, including Mahler's Ninth Symphony and Lutoslawski's Symphony No. 1.

Apivut Minalai

Apivut ( Junt ) Minalai (b. 1981) Director of Bands , arranger, conductor, and winds music educator. Apivut ( Junt ) Minalai is a Director of Bands and official Teacher of Performing Arts Department in Suranari Witthaya School from Nakhorn - Rachasima, Thailand.

Kulacha Kaewketsumpunt

Present position as artist in the Office of the Music and Drama at the Thailand Ministry of Culture, Hornist. Special instructor, Extraordinary University Professor and Teacher. I am working as a musician in the Thailand National Symphony Orchestra and Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra as well as teaching at two colleges and three universities.

Pongsakorn Lertvanitsutha

Thailand-born jazz trumpeter Win Pongsakorn. He is a award-winning, composer, arranger and music educator.

Nitiphum Bamrungbanthum

Nitiphum Bamrungbanthum was appointed Principal Trumpet of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 2021 by Jaap van Zweden.

Sittidech Saohong

Sittidech Saohong, Tuba Member of Thailand Brass, Tuba Instructor and Band Director at Assumption College Thonburi

Vichit Teerawongwiwat

Vichit Teerawongwiwat member of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) from 2005 to the present.

Jeffrey Khaner

Born in 1958 in Montreal, Canada, Khaner studied at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of the late Julius Baker. After serving as co-principal of the Pittsburgh Symphony and principal of the Cleveland Orchestra and Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, he has been Principal Flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1990.

Nobuya Sugawa

Nobuya Sugawa is an internationally acclaimed saxophonist whom Japan is very much proud of. He has assumed a role of the concert master of Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra for almost 22 years from 1989 through 2010. Currently along with the activities as a soloist, he performs as a member of Trouvère Quartet. He also serves as the resident conductor of Yamaha Symphonic Band, and is a visiting professor of Tokyo University of Arts.

David Bilger

David Bilger has held the position of principal trumpet of The Philadelphia Orchestra since 1995. Prior to joining the Orchestra, he held the same position with the Dallas Symphony.