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WU TSUNG KAN BOOK PRIZE

 

Lakanasirorat Thantakorn

Diploma in Music

Awards and Achievements
  • NAFA Talent Scholarship, AY20/21
  • NAFA Talent Scholarship, AY19/20
  • NAFA Talent Scholarship, AY18/19
  • Dean's List Award, AY20/21 Semester 1
  • Dean's List Award, AY19/20 Semester 1 & 2
  • Gold Prize, Sugree Charoensook International Music Competition, Bangkok, Thailand, April 2021
  • Winner of Strings Category, NAFA Concerto Competition 2021
  • Student Representative (Music), AY2018/19
Select Concert Performances and Projects
  • NAFA Best of Best AY2020/2021 Concert (Digital Production), Victoria Concert Hall, April 2021
  • Musical Potpourri – A String Recital by NAFA String Studies, Lee Foundation Theatre (Livestreamed), April 2021
  • Arts in Your Neighbourhood (AYN) – Birds' Serenade at Pasir Ris by Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra (ACSO) @NACSingapore on Facebook, March 2021
  • A Dust in Time by Huang Ruo – A Musical Journey of Reflection & Hope by Re:Mix Ensemble, Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts, Esplanade Concert Hall, February 2021
  • Planned and delivered an online music workshop for students at Punggol Primary School, March 2021
  • Kedua: Wisma Geylang Serai 2nd Anniversary 2021 with Hai Definition String Quartet, January 2021
  • Solo Performance at NAFA Music Platform Recital (Strings), Lee Foundation Theatre, March 2021
  • Chamber Music at NAFA Music Platform Recital (Livestreamed), February 2021
  • NAFA Orchestra Concert Series – Beethoven's Piano Concerti (Digital Production), October 2020
  • Touring Baroque Europe – NAFA Project Strings Concert with Dr. Er Yenn Chwen, September 2020
  • Cool Classics 2020 – NAFA Chamber Ensemble, Esplanade, February 2020
  • The Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) New Year's Eve Countdown Concert 2020, Victoria Concert Hall, December 2019
  • Sibelius Complete Symphonies II (Symphony No. 2 and 4) with The Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO), October 2019
  • Emperors of Music with Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (Conductor: Michel Tilkin), Thailand Cultural Centre, Main Hall, June 2019
  • NAFA Concert Series – From the New World (Conductor: Alexey Vasilyev),, Victoria Concert Hall, April 2019
  • A Musical Legacy with NUS Symphony Orchestra (NUSSO), NUS Centre for the Arts, NUS Arts Festival, March 2019
  • Esplanade Presents: A Date with Friends – All You Need is Love – A Tribute to The Beatles with SEIRA, Esplanade Concert Hall, March 2019
Volunteer/Service-Learning Experience
  • Participated in NAFA Open House video shooting (Music), 2020
  • Volunteer for Music Buddy System, AY2019/2020 and AY2020/2021
  • Viola tutor at the 3rd Kota Kinabalu Music Festival as part of the NAFA Project Strings outreach programme, Sabah, Malaysia, 2 – 6 December 2019
  • JPO – NAFA Goodwill Concert with members of Jesselton Philharmonic Orchestra and NAFA Project Strings, Sabah, Malaysia, March 2019
  • Viola tutor, outreach project organised by Jesselton Philharmonic Orchestra, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 25 February – 2 March 2019

The Wu Tsung Kan Book Prize is a premier award for all-round excellence. Two awards are presented to exceptional students from amongst the best diploma graduates at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. The recipients are selected based on academic excellence and other outstanding achievements.

The late Mr Wu Tsung Kan served as Principal of NAFA from 1979 to 1988. He had a long and distinguished career in Singapore's education sector. Among his many significant achievements in NAFA were the introduction of new diploma courses in Music, Dance and Design, a revamp of the curriculum and assessment system, ensuring the building of new campus facilities including an art gallery, and establishing new sources of funding. The Academy grew in national and international stature as a result of Mr Wu's vision and dedication.

The Wu Tsung Kan Book Prize has been made possible by a generous donation from Mr Wu and his family on the occasion of his 97th birthday on 23 April 2016.