Phuttaraksa Kamnirdratana began harp studies at the age of eighteen. She has been awarded numerous scholarships in both piano and harp. After receiving her Bachelor degree in Piano Performance from Mahidol University, Thailand (2007), she went on to achieve her Master of Music (2009) and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Harp Performance (2012) from the University of Miami, where she studied with Marguerite Lynn Williams and Deborah Fleisher. In addition to solo performances, Phuttaraksa has been featured in movies, movie soundtracks, commercials, solo performances for television, and studio recordings for several artists. Phuttaraksa is harpist for the Miami Symphony Orchestra, as well as many other local orchestras in Florida. Phuttaraksa will be joining Mahidol University, Thailand, as a faculty for harp in November of this year. Also, later on this year, she will be accepting the position of Principle Harpist for The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.
