Poom Prommachart, Steinway Artist
Born in Bangkok, Poom Prommachart is a pianist and educator. He is currently the Head of Department Junior Music at the School of Young Talents and a member of Piano Faculty at the School of Music, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Singapore.
He was formerly Assistant Professor at University College Fairview (2021–2023), before being appointed Program Leader and Senior Lecturer for the BA (Hons) in Music Performance at Sunway University’s School of Arts, a role he holds until May 2025. In recognition of his teaching, he received the Student Appreciation of Teaching Award at Sunway in 2024.
Recognized as one of Southeast Asia’s foremost pianists, Poom was awarded Best Solo Performance – Instrumental at the 2023 and 2025 BOH Cameronian Arts Awards.. He was also named one of Malaysia’s top 7 artist-academics by BASKL.
Poom earned his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the Royal College of Music, London, where he received the Tagore Gold Medal from King Charles III. He also studied at the Moscow Conservatory and completed his Doctor of Music at the University of Montreal, where he was named to the Rector’s List of Honour as the most outstanding graduate of his cohort.
His international career began with a Gold Medal at the 5th Isidor Bajić International Piano Competition in 2010, leading to performances with the Kazakhstan Philharmonic, Montevideo Philharmonic, Worthing Symphony Orchestra, Thailand Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and others. His debut album on Champs Hill Records featuring Medtner, Liszt, and Scriabin was praised by the American Record Guide for its “refined artistry and poetic insight.”
A passionate advocate of Carl Vine’s music, Poom premiered Three Fantasies with support from UOB and was praised by the composer for his “unique passion and intensity,” “formidable technical mastery,” and “sonorous serenity” in interpreting the Piano Sonata No. 1.
His recordings of works by Medtner, Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff for Champs Hill Records have been widely praised internationally. Most recently, a live recording of Carl Vine’s Three Fantasias, made at HKMUSE, has been released by Faber Music, London.
He has given masterclasses and research presentations at institutions including the Kazakhstan National Conservatory, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and the University of Hong Kong. Poom was an Elite Fellow at the University of Malaya and the first Asian piano professor appointed to the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA), Denmark, where he joined the faculty for the 22nd International Piano Week in 2025.
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