Career Highlights
Kerk-sakul, a native of Ayutthaya, Thailand, is a versatile pianist recognized for his multifaceted talents in composition, transcription, experimentation, and improvisation. He also performs on piano, keyboards, and electronics with Tacet(i) Ensemble, Thailand’s leading contemporary music group and recipient of the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize.
A passionate collaborative pianist, he performs alongside strings, brass, and woodwinds, particularly the saxophone. He has long been a steadfast partner on stage to young musicians and students, contributing to their success in national and international competitions, among them YTIMC, the Osaka International Music Competition, and the YAMC Competition. He was also a member of Thailand’s first experimental-symphonic metalcore band, “Boba and The 4 Horsemen,” from 2018 to 2019.
His Gold Medal at the SET Music Competition in 2012 led to a debut with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra the following year, performing Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 before a full house. More recently, he was the soloist in the premiere of Piyawat Louilarpprasert’s “KerkCom” Piano Concerto, performed with the Guangxi Symphony Orchestra in Nanning, China, in October 2025 and with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra in Bangkok in July 2026. Both performances, under Maestro Boon Hua Lien, met with resounding success.
He was accepted into the pre-college program and later in Bachelor of Music at Mahidol University’s College of Music since 2007, Then later pursued advanced studies in Performance and Pedagogy at the Faculty of Music, Silpakorn University (M.M.).
Education
2022 – Faculty of Music, Silpakorn University (Thailand) – Master of Music (Music Research and Development)
2014 – College of Music, Mahidol University (Thailand) – Bachelor of Music
