A Native of Thailand, Indhuon Srikaranonda having been given support and full scholarship from Her Majesty Queen Sirikit and Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirinthorn of Thailand, she studied at Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, Oberlin College/ Conservatory of Music and received her Doctor of Musical Arts majoring in Piano Performance from Yale University, where she studied with Peter Frankl. She has collaborated with many famous artists and was also invited frequently to perform in famous summer music festivals in Europe, such as Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in Finland and Music Festival at Casa de Mateus in Portugal. With her devotion to the growth of Western Classical Music in Thailand, Indhuon Srikaranonda dedicates much of her time to teaching the younger generation of Thai pianists, at the faculty at Kasetsart University, Facult of Humanities, Bangkok, Thailand.

Welsh-born Iola Shelley was educated in the UK and enjoyed a remarkable early career as a solo pianist, becoming the youngest student to be awarded Piano Performance Diplomas at the Royal Academy & the Royal College of Music, London. In New Zealand, she changed her specialisation to chamber music and accompanying and became a founding member of the Camerata Chamber group. The Camerata went on to establish the Christchurch Conservatoire as its teaching base. As a chamber-music pianist and accompanist she has performed in recital & recording with many of the world’s leading instrumentalists & singers. She was appointed as Artistic Director of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and a member of the inaugural board of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

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