
Guntiga Comenaphatt was born in 1992 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. She started to play cello at the age of 11 years old with Assist. Prof. Sompong Wongdee. Then in 2007, she moved from her hometown to study with Mr. Juris Lakutis at College of Music, Mahidol University in Pre-College Program and in May 2018 she finally graduated with a master degree in Music Performance and Pedagogy Program. In her last year of undergraduate, she had opportunities to play in many classical ensembles which were coached by Prof. Arens Rolf-Dieter (German), Prof. Stefanie Waegner (England) and Prof. Paris Paraschoudis (Greece). She won many prizes with her ensembles as a cellist such as the Princess Galyani Vadhana International Ensemble Competition from 2013 to 2016, OSAKA International Music Competition in 2017 and she had an opportunity to participate in the 8th Karl Davidov International Cello Competition in Latvia for her solo repertoire. In her last academic year, she expanded her music playing experience through contemporary music, she has been performing with TACET(i) Ensemble since 2014, played for the Young Thai Artist’s participation in 2021 and played in Thailand International Composition Festival from 2013-2019.
She has had the opportunity to study and attend master classes with famous cellists such as Ekachai Maskulrat(Thailand), Prof. Maria-Leigenseder-Ewald of The LISZT SCHOOL of music, Weimar, Prof. Stefan Popov of Guildhall School of Music and Drama(England) and Prof. Eleonora Testeleca of J.Vitols Latvian Academy of Music(Latvia).
She has been working as a cellist for Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra since 2008. She is also a member of Thailand New Music and Arts Organization which hosts many contemporary music events in Thailand such as Thailand New Music and Arts Symposium in December from 2019, International Composition Institute of Thailand 2021 and Mutation of Sounds and Dialogues: CTC British Council Grant 2022.
2017 Espoir Prize, Cellist, Sunny String Quartet, OSAKA International
Music Competition, Osaka, Japan
2016 Won 3rd prize, Cellist, Sunny String Quartet, Princess Galyani Vadhana International
Ensemble Competition (Category: String Quartet)
2016 Won 3rd prize, Cellist, Salaya Chamber Orchestra, Princess
Galyani Vadhana International Ensemble Competition (Category: Chamber Music)
2014 Won 1st prize, 1st chair Cellist, Alisore Chamber Music Orchestra,
Princess Galyani Vadhana International Ensemble Competition
(Category: Chamber Music)
2014 Won 3rd prize, Cellist, Sonore Piano Trio, Princess Galyani Vadhana International
Ensemble Competition (Category: Piano Trio)
2014 Participate in the 8th Karl Davidov International Cello Competition
2013 Won 1st prize, 1st chair Cellist, Unisono String Chamber Orchestra,
Princess Galyani Vadhana International Ensemble Competition (string)