Career Highlights
The recipient of best Thai performer in Jean Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition 2017 and Selmer Saxophone Artist (Paris), Pisol Manatchinapisit has been awarded several prizes and honors. These include the Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize (Europe, 2025), the Prix Walo-Sprungbrett (Switzerland, 2017), 3rd prize at the Asian Saxophone Competition (Taiwan, 2016), 2nd prize at the Osaka International Music Competition (Japan, 2014), and Gold Medal at the Settrade Music Competition (Thailand, 2013).
He has participated and performed in numerous international music festivals across multiple regions: in Asia across Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and Singapore; in Europe across Spain, France, Croatia, Austria, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Germany; and in the United States. Notable appearances include World Saxophone Congress, European Saxophone Congress, Asia Saxophone Congress, Zürich International Saxfest, Beethovenfest Bonn, Cornell Biennial, and IntAct Festival.
An ardent advocate of new music, Pisol works extensively in acoustical contemporary music and music technology through new works by emerging composers. He served as Director of the IntAct Festival, a contemporary music and art festival in Thailand, during 2023 and 2024. He is saxophonist, conductor, and part of the management team for the Tacet(i) Ensemble, which focuses on performing contemporary works and was recently recognized as winner of the 2025 Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize. Pisol has been collaborating with many contemporary composers, notably Piyawat Louilarpprasert. As a soloist, his most notable projects include, but are not limited to, the world premieres of “Pixel for saxophone and orchestra” with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (2019), “reFlux for saxophone and orchestra” with The Symphony Orchestra of the University of the Philippines (2023), and “Flux for saxophone and Band” with the PGVIM Wind Band (2024).
Pisol completed his advanced music studies in Europe, spanning seven years. He is an alumnus of the renowned Lars Mlekusch Saxophone Studio at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK) in Zürich, Switzerland, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Performance (2018), followed by a Master of Arts in Music Performance (2020) and a Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy (2022). Prior to his studies in Europe, he completed the Young Artists Music Program at the College of Music, Mahidol University (2012–2015), studying under Shyen Lee and Wisuwat Pruksavanich.
Beyond performing, Pisol is actively engaged in music education, especially in Thailand. He has previously held saxophone teaching positions at universities and schools throughout the country and actively contributes through workshops and music camps. His teaching experience extends internationally, having worked with students of various ages in Switzerland and Germany. Additionally, he has served as a competition jury member and has led masterclasses in Singapore and regularly in Thailand.
Pisol currently holds a faculty position as saxophone instructor in the Woodwind Department at the College of Music, Mahidol University.
Education
2022 – Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH) – Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy
2020 – Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH) – Master of Arts in Music Performance
2018 – Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH) – Bachelor of Arts in Music
