biography

Nattakon Lertwattanaruk (b. 2006) is a composer, media artist, and curator originally from Bangkok, Thailand. Stemming from his interests in archeology and pseudo-anthropology, his works often engage with different ways of surfacing, abstracting, and re-remembering artifacts from his own experiences with popular and/or musical culture. Nattakon also engages with musical instruments as a site of physical exploration and extension, and the integration of multimedia in dialogue with the concert setting.

He is a recipient of the Distinguished Prizes (2022 and 2024) at the Young Thai Artist Award (SCG Foundation), and the Belle S. Gitelman Award (Eastman School of Music), and has collaborated with ensembles including Tacet(i), Orkest De Ereprijs, Klangforum Wien, the Thai Youth Orchestra, Kul-Gänte, OSSIA New Music, and Duo Dubois. His work has been presented at numerous international events, such as the Thailand New Music and Arts Symposium, Young Composers Meeting (The Netherlands), OutHEAR New Music Week (Greece), ICMC 2026 (Germany), SEAMUS Conference (USA), TagTEAMS (Thailand), IntAct Festival (Thailand), Thailand International Composition Festival, China-ASEAN Music Festival, among others.

Nattakon is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Composition at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he studies under Dr. Evis Sammoutis. Formative mentors include Piyawat Louilarpprasert, Daniel Pesca, and Mikel Kuehn.