Bundit Ungrangsee is a highly sought-after international conductor, with a career spanning 5 continents. He has appeared in front of leading orchestras such as the Orchestra of St. Luke's in New York, Utah Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and the prestigious La Fenice Theatre in Venice. He has conducted more than 500 symphonic and operatic performances with more than 40 orchestras worldwide. Recent engagements include concerts with: Pomeriggi Musicali (Milan), Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana in Palermo (Italy), Auckland Philharmonia (New Zealand), Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia (including an Asian tour), Malaysian Philharmonic, Victoria Symphony (Canada), Cukurova Symphony (Turkey), Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra (Turkey), Seoul and Busan Philharmonic Orchestras (South Korea), and the Orchestra di Roma e del Lazio (Rome). He has also worked with orchestras in Italy, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea and Denmark.
Ungrangsee is also an active operatic conductor. He conducted a series of performances of Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore in Ascoli Piceno (Italy) and La Traviata in a tour of South Korea. Other notable productions he has conducted are: Puccini's Il Trittico (Australia), Strauss' Die Fledermaus (USA), L'Elisir d'Amore (Ann Arbor, MI, USA), and Verdi's Aida (France).
Ungrangsee was one of three international conductors invited to actively take part in the historic development of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra into a world-class musical institution. He was also given the post of Principal Guest Conductor of that orchestra and conducted numerous concerts with the orchestra. In June 2007, he invited the orchestra to give a concert tour in his home country, Thailand.
In September 2002 Ungrangsee was named Laureate and Co-Winner in the inaugural Maazel-Vilar International Conductors' Competition, held at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The prize, awarded by a distinguished panel of judges including Lorin Maazel, Kyung-Wha Chung, Glenn Dicterow and Krzysztof Penderecki, recognizes him as first among the 362 competitors from 40 countries in the competition. At the conclusion of the competition, Maazel told the audience, "You are seeing the future of classical music."
A Thai conductor of Chinese descent, Mr. Ungrangsee is the first Thai to have won awards in many prestigious international conducting competitions. Other competition prizes include Winner of the International Competition for Young conductors in Lisbon, Portugal (1999). In 2002, he placed fourth among 37 conductors from over 20 nations in the Hungarian TV-Radio International Conducting Competition in Budapest. He also was a semi-finalist in the prestigious Besancon Competition in France in 1998.
His previous conducting posts include: Cover Conductor of New York Philharmonic, Principal Guest Conductor of Charleston Symphony, Associate Conductor of the Utah Symphony (USA); Music Director and Conductor of the Young Musicians Foundation (YMF) Debut Orchestra in Los Angeles; Apprentice Conductor of the Oregon Symphony under James DePreist; and Assistant Conductor of the Santa Rosa Symphony.
Among the world-class artists with whom he has worked are Maxim Vengerov, Julia Migenes, Joseph Alessi, the LaBeque Sisters, Paula Robison, Christopher Parkening, Christine Brewer and Elmer Bernstein.
The Los Angeles Times has reviewed Ungrangsee as "commanding calm and poise...exhibiting impressive assurance on the podium...His reading unwound unhurriedly and clearly, the patchwork drama made cogent and all the details noted, including pianissimo dynamics." The Charleston Post and Courier reviewed Ungrangsee as "display[ing] a sure touch…leading a glorious performance-a model of rhythmic drive, dynamic control and pinpoint accuracy….delivering a truly thrilling performance that left the audience breathless…. His reading, from beginning to end, was filled with deft touches that bespoke much attention to detail and phrasing."
In April 2004, Arabesque Records released an album of Mozart flute concertos conducted by Mr. Ungrangsee, featuring renowned soloist Paula Robison and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. The lush album, entitled "Mozart in Love," was produced by Grammy-award winning producer Adam Abeshouse.
In 1998, he received the Leonard Bernstein Conducting Fellowship and was invited to be one of only three Conducting Fellows at Tanglewood Music Center where he was mentored by Jorma Panula and Seiji Ozawa. Earlier in the same year, he was among nine young conductors from around the world to participate in the Sibelius Academy Conducting Masterclass at Carnegie Hall led by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director of Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Among the teachers he recognizes as his main influences are world-renowned conducting teacher Jorma Panula and Maestro Lorin Maazel, Music Director of New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Maestro Maazel has said of Bundit that "He is on his way to becoming a major force in the world of conducting," and privately trained him over the period of three years. Bundit received his Master's Degree in Conducting from the University of Michigan.
International publications that have profiled Mr. Ungrangsee include the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal Europe and American Record Guide.
Mr. Ungrangsee wrote his first book entitled "Conduct Your Dreams" (ต้องเป็นที่หนึ่งให้ได้) in 2006. With the aim of sharing what he had learned from hard experience with a new generation of young Thais, Mr. Ungrangsee used his own triumphs and disappointments to illustrate universal principles of success. The book was a runaway surprise bestseller and has sold over 250,000 copies to date. Mr. Ungrangsee has since written numerous other bestselling books, including "The Luckiest Man in the World" (30 วิธีเอาชนะโชคชะตา), "True Self-Confidence" (เชื่อมั่นในตน) and "The Awesome Power of Leverage" (สำเร็จก่อนใคร).
The Thai Government has recognized his achievements with the titles of "National Artist" (Silpathorn) and "Cultural Diplomat".
บัณฑิตได้รับเชิญไปอำนวยเพลงให้กับวงออร์เคสตร้าและโรงอุปรากร (Opera House) ที่สำคัญต่างๆทั่วโลก รวมกันแล้วมากกว่า ๔๐๐ คอนเสิร์ต วงต่าง ๆที่เขาได้กำกับมาแล้วก็มีวง New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Filarmonica di Arturo Toscanini, La Fenice ในเมืองเวนิส, Orchestra of Rome and Lazio และวงในประเทศต่าง ๆ เช่น สเปน ตุรกี เกาหลี ออสเตรีย ญี่ปุ่น รัสเซีย อิตาลี ออสเตรเลีย นิวซีแลนด์ ฮังการี ฝรั่งเศส เยอรมนี เชคโกสโลวาเกีย มาเลเซีย ไทย โปรตุเกส และทั่วประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา รวมทั้งคณะนักร้องประสานเสียงชื่อดังของโลก Mormon Tabernacle Choir ซึ่งถ่ายทอดสดออกอากาศทั่วประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา นอกจากนี้ยังได้รับการเชิญหลายครั้งจาก Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia ในการตระเวณเปิดการแสดงทั่วเอเชีย
บัณฑิตได้เคยทำงานร่วมกับศิลปินชั้นนำของโลก เช่น Maxim Vengerov, Julia Migenes, the LaBeque Sisters, Paula Robison, Christopher Parkening, Christine Brewer และ Elmer Bernstein และเขายังได้รับการกล่าวขวัญถึงจากหนังสือพิมพ์และสื่อสำคัญต่าง ๆ ของโลก ได้แก่ Los Angeles Times, New York Times, American Record Guide, Charleston Post and Courier, Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune, Gramophone magazine, New York Magazine, L'Unione Sarda (อิตาลี), El Correo Gallego (สเปน) ฯลฯ
นอกเหนือจากการเดินทางไปกำกับวงต่าง ๆ รอบโลกแล้ว บัณฑิตยังเคยดำรงตำแหน่งให้กับวง New York Philharmonic และวง Charleston Symphony Orchestras รวมทั้งเป็น Principal Guest Conductor ของ Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra ในประเทศเกาหลีใต้, Associate Conductor ของวง Utah Symphony, Music Director ของวง Debut Orchestra (Los Angeles), Apprentice Conductor ของวง Oregon Symphony Orchestra และ Assistant Conductor ของวง Santa Rosa Symphony ทั้งยังได้รับความไว้เนื่อเชื่อใจจากรัฐบาลเกาหลีใต้ เมื่อได้มีการปรับปรุงวงการดนตรีคลาสสิคครั้งใหญ่ของเกาหลีในปี พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๘ ให้ไปพัฒนาวงออร์เคสตร้าที่ดีที่สุดของประเทศนั้นให้พัฒนาถึงระดับโลกได้
บัณฑิตได้รับการศึกษาเบื้องต้นที่โรงเรียนอัสสัมชัญ อัสสัมชัญพาณิชย์ และ มหาวิทยาลัยอัสสัมชัญ (ABAC) และได้รับปริญญาตรีสองสาขา ทั้งทางด้านดนตรี และบริหารธุรกิจ ที่ประเทศออสเตรเลีย ได้รับปริญญาโทเอกการอำนวยเพลงที่ University of Michigan ในสหรัฐอเมริกา และศึกษาเพิ่มเติมในประเทศอิตาลี ออสเตรีย รัสเซีย เยอรมนี และ ฟินแลนด์ ในปีพ.ศ. ๒๕๔๑ เขาเป็นหนึ่งในวาทยกรรุ่นใหม่ ๙ คนจากทั่วโลกที่ได้รับเชิญไปศึกษาที่ Carnegie Hall ในมหานครนิวยอร์ก ซึ่งเป็นเหตุให้เขาได้รับทุน Leonard Bernstein Fellowship ไปศึกษาต่อกับ Seiji Ozawa ที่ Tanglewood Music Center
ปัจจุบันนี้คุณบัณฑิตแบ่งเวลาให้กับการเดินทางไปกำกับวงออร์เคสตร้าทั่วโลก การเขียนหนังสือทั้งภาษาไทยและอังกฤษ และการเป็นวิทยากรพิเศษให้ความรู้กับนักธุรกิจ นักศึกษาและองค์กรต่าง ๆ มากมาย หนังสือทั้งสองเล่มของเขา ชื่อ "ต้องเป็นที่หนึ่งให้ได้" และ"๓๐ วิธีเอาชนะโชคชะตา" ได้ติดอันดับหนังสือขายดีอย่างรวดเร็ว และตอนนี้ได้รับการแปลเป็นภาษาอังกฤษแล้วภายใต้ชื่อว่า "Conduct Your Dreams" และ "The Luckiest Man in the World" ตามลำดับ
ผลงานการอัดเสียงของเขา มีสองอัลบั้ม คือ Mozart in Love ทีอัดกับวง Charleston Symphony Orchestra ในประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา และ Elgar Violin Concerto ที่อัดให้กับ Sony/BMG London และ DVD 2 อัลบั้ม คือ Beethoven Symphony No. 5 กับวง Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia และ Classics Meet Jazz , Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
Ungrangsee 先生曾受聘作为：纽约交响乐团的次席指挥；美国查理斯顿交响乐团的首席客座指挥；犹他洲交响乐团的联合指挥；洛杉矶青年音乐基金会创办的Debut 交响乐团的指挥兼音乐总监；James de Preist 旗下的Oregon 交响乐团的实���指挥，还有Santa Rosa 交响乐团的助理指挥。
Bundit Ungrangsee La carriera di Bundit Ungrangsee, nato a Bangkok, sta evolvendo rapidamente grazie agli inviti di orchestre negli Stati Uniti, Cina, Corea, Turchia, Tailandia e Italia. Nel luglio 2004 è stato invitato a sostituire all'ultimo momento il M° Lorin Maazel alla direzione della Filarmonica A.Toscanini in alcuni concerti in Spagna, accompagnando l'orchestra e il solista Maxim Vengerov.
Nel settembre 2002 il M° Ungrangsee ha vinto ex-equo, il primo premio del concorso internazionale Maazel/Vilar, tenutosi al Carnagie Hall di New York. Il premio gli è stato conferito da un illustre giuria composta da Lorin Maazel, Kyung-Wha Chung, Glenn Dicterow e Krzysztof Penderecki, ed è stato riconosciuto come vincitore tra 362 partecipanti al concorso. E' stato quindi nominato direttore sostituto della New York Philharmonic Orchestra per la stagione 2002-2004.
Nell'aprile 2002 la Arabesque Records ha pubblicato un album di concerti di flauto di Mozart, con la famosa solista Paula Robison e la Charleston Symphony Orchestra. L'album, intitolato « Mozart in love » è stato prodotto da Adam Abeshouse vincitore del Grammy come miglior produttore ed è stato registrato nella Chiesa Presbiteriana di Charleston.
Nel 2004 la Charleston Symphony Orchestra ha nominato Ungrangsee Direttore ospite principale. Precedentemente aveva ricoperto i seguenti incarichi : Direttore associato della Utah Symphony Orchestra, Direttore musicale della Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra di Los Angeles, Direttore principiante della Oregon Symphony con James De Preist e direttore assistente della Santa Rosa Symphony.
Tra gli artisti di fama mondiale con cui ha collaborato si annoverano Maxim Vengerov, Mikhail Pletnev, Julia Migenes, le sorelle Lebeque, Paula Robison, Christopher Parkening, Christine Brewer, Elmer Bernstein, e alcuni membri della Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Nel settambre 1999 il M°Ungrangsee ha vinto il Concorso internazionale per giovani direttori che si tiene annualmente a Lisbona. Nel 2002 è arrivato quarto tra 37 direttori di 20 nazioni al Concorso Internazionale della Radio-Televisione - Ungherese tenutosi a Budapest.
Il Los Angeles Times ha commentato la direzione del M°Ungrangsee come « calma maestosa e padronanza di sé…., mostra una grande sicurezza sul podio…., la sua lettura si dipana in modo chiaro e calmo, il mosaico narrativo è convincente e tutti i dettagli vengono resi udibili, inclusi i pianissimo" Il The Charleston Post and Courier ha recensito il M°Ungrangsee scrivendo " sfoggia un gesto sicuro … che conduce ad una gloriosa performance, un modello di energia ritmica, controllo dinamico e precisione , ha reso l'esecuzione entusiasmante ed ha lasciato il pubblico senza fiato. La sua lettura, dall'inizio alla fine, è stata piena di abili segni che rivelano grande attenzione ai dettagli e al fraseggio."
Nel 1998 ha ricevuto la Borsa di Studio per direttori "Leonard Bernstein" ed è stato invitato ad essere uno dei tre direttori al Tanglewood Music Center, con Jorma Panula e Seiji Ozawa, come suoi mentori. Nello stesso anno ha partecipato, insieme ad altri nove direttori provenienti da tutto il mondo, alla masterclass della Sibelius Academy tenuta da Esa Pekka Salonen, direttore musicale della Los