Thannapas Luanpitpong
Thannapas Luanpitpong (Xinxia) was born in Bangkok Thailand in May 2011.
Thannapas started piano lessons when she was 3 at Yamaha Music School Thailand .Thannapas currently is a Pre- College Student at The Tianjin Juilliard School in China in the Class of Prof. Andrew Tyson and also studies under Dr. Pornphan Banternghansa at Piano Academy Of Bangkok ,Thailand.
Thannapas received further inspiration from Masterclasses with Dr. Christopher Janwong Mckiggan, Prof. Armen Babakhanian, Prof. Andreas Weber, Assist. Prof. Anna Petrova , Professor Rolf Dieter Arens and Prof.Yi Yang Chen. Thannapas also loves to performs regularly at Recitals, Charities and Competitions along with Composing her own Pop & Classical Piano Music.
At the age of 6 , Thannapas was the youngest person in Thailand to be awarded The First Prize Winner of The American Protégé International Piano & Strings Competition and The Gold Prize of The American Association for Development of the Gifted and Talented (AADGT) and also was invited to perform at The Carnegie Hall, USA for 3 times in the same year.
Thannapas also was admitted to The Regents International School of Bangkok Thailand as a Music Scholar since she was only 6 years old.
At the age of 9, Thannapas’s own song that she composed by herself ‘Mirror’ was selected by the Yamaha Music Foundation Japan and Yamaha Corporation Japan for both the Yamaha International Highlight Concert and Junior Original Concert 2021. Her own song Composition “Mirror” was also selected as one of the last 15 works from 4,000 songs from The Yamaha Students around the world and has published on The Yamaha Corporation Japan Official Youtube Channel. In the following year of 2022, Her Electone Performance from the Piece “ Vayage to the crystal Island” was also chosen as one of the last 15 works from over 9,000 pieces from the Yamaha students around the world and was once again published on the Yamaha Corporation Japan Official Youtube Channel ‘Yamaha Global’ .
Thannapas was also selected to attend JOC Clinic, a composition Master Class with Dr. Richard Carrick (Chairman, Composition) and Dr. Gabriele Vanoni (Assistant Chair) from Berklee Global Initiatives, USA.
At the Age of 10 , Thannapas was selected to be an ‘Outstanding Youth’ who brings Reputation to the Nation in Music from the Ministry of Education in Thailand
Thannapas is a Prize Winner of many National & international competitions, namely
The 2022 Chicago International Music Competition (2022, USA, 1st Prize) ,The Artcial International Piano Competition and Festival ( 2022, USA,1st Prize) ,The 6th Steinway Youth Piano Competition (2022, Thailand, 1st Prize) ,The Bangkok Christian College Music Competition ( 2022, Thailand ,1st Prize),
The Franz Liszt Center International Piano Competition ( 2022, Spain, 1st Prize) , The American Music Talent Competition (2022, USA ,1st Prize ) ,Carles & Sofia International Piano Competition (2022 ,Spain ,Gold Hands Awards -1st Prize) ,The Red Maple Music Competition Spring Season (2022, Canada ,1st Prize) ,The CYPRUS International Music Competition (2022, Cyprus ,1st Prize ) ,
The Rocky Mountain Keyboard Competition Spring Season (2022, USA ,1st Prize) ,The 9th Hong Kong International Youth Performance Arts Festival (2022,Hong Kong,1st Prize ) ,The Joyeux Music International Competition (2021, Singapore, 1st Prize - Platinum Prize with the Highest Score),The Canadian International Music Competition ( 2021, Canada, 1st Prize) , The E-Junior Piano Competition ( 2021, USA , 2nd Prize) , The 5th Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards International Music Competition (2021, Singapore, Brilliant Prize - 1st Prize), The King’s Peak International Music Competition (2021,Canada ,1st Prize ), The Asia Pacific Electone Festival of the Yamaha Electone Competition (2021,Japan,Grand Prize) ,The Quebec International Music Competition (2021,Canada , Platinum Medal - 1st Prize) ,The Southeast Asia Piano Competition (2020, Malaysia, 1st Prize) ,The UCSI International Piano Competition (2020 ,Malaysia ,1st Prize & Best Etude Award) ,The 10th International Piano Talents Competition ( 2020, Italy ,The First Absolute Prize),The Piano League Piano Star International Competition ( 2020, USA, 1st Prize) ,The 24th Japan Piara Piano Competition (2020,Japan, Gold Prize) ,The 20th Osaka International Music Competition (2019,Japan,1st Prize) ,Yamaha Thailand’s Music Festival (2019, Thailand, 1st Prize) ,The Young Music Contest ( 2019 ,Thailand, 1st Prize) ,The 3rd Singapore International Classical Piano Competition (2019,Singapore,1st Prize),The Singapore Asia Youth Piano Competition (2019, Singapore, 1st Prize & Top Prize Awards),The 6th Macao Asia Pacific Youth Piano Competition (2019, Macau, 1st Prize & Top Prize Awards), The Sicily International Piano Festival and Competition in Italy.( 2018, Italy, 3rd Prize) ,The 7th Asean International Chopin Piano Competition (2018, Malaysia, 2nd Prize) ,The Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition ( 2017, Austria,1st Prize & Exceptional Young Musician Special Prize)
Other than competitions, Thannapas has also participated in many fundraisers and Charities such as a Fundraiser and Charity hosted by The Grand Maestro International Music Competition, Canada in partnership with UNICEF to help raise funds to donate and help the Ukrainian Refugees and victims of War by Donations to Red Cross to Assist Ukrainian Refugees. Thannapas had helped the fundraiser as both a Presenter, a Volunteer Contributor and Performer at The Ukrainian Online Charity Concert 2022. This has made Thannapas a massive contributor to the fundraiser.
Thannapas had also composed her own song “ Thank you “ to contribute and cheer for the medical and healthcare workers such as doctors, nurses, and others while also thanking them for helping everyone during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Thannapas is currently also a part of the Organizing team and a performer for the ‘Power of Music’ Sharing and Charity Concert 2022 which raises funds for the ‘Foundation of Children’ in Thailand without deducting any expenses.
Currently at the age of 11 , Thannapas also was selected to be an ‘Outstanding Youth’ who brings Reputation to the Nation in Music (Both Piano & Singing Category) again from the Ministry of Education in Thailand 2023 and has a chance to meet the Thai Prime Minister and The Governor of Bangkok as a First Prize Winner from The Piano Competition in Bangkok Thailand and also got the Trophy and Certificates from The Minister of Education of Thailand on The Children day 2023.