About Hugh Sung
Pianist
Hugh Sung has been an active soloist and chamber musician
ever since his debut with The Philadelphia Orchestra
at the age of 11. Two years later, he was accepted for
studies at The Curtis Institute of Music, where his
principal teachers included Eleanor Sokoloff, Jorge
Bolet, and Seymour Lipkin, along with Karen Tuttle and
Felix Galimir for chamber music.
Throughout his studies and subsequent to graduating
with a Bachelor of Music, Sung has performed in major
cities throughout the Americas, England, Canada, South
Africa, Japan, and Korea. Mr. Sung has been presented
at some of the world's most prestigious venues, including
Carnegie Hall, Weill Hall, Wigmore Hall, The National
Gallery of Art, and The Ravinia Festival. He has made
several guest appearances at radio stations throughout
New York City, Rochester, Philadelphia, and New Zealand,
and was featured on NPR's nationally syndicated "Performance
Today" performing works by Clementi, Ravel, and
Mussorgksy. His concerto engagements have included performances
with the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia,
annual appearances with the Masterworks Festival Orchestras
since 1998, and extensive tours with the South Jersey
Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, he was presented
on Japanese National Television NHK in collaboration
with violinist Aaron Rosand during a recital in the
esteemed Ouji Hall in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
In addition to his solo endeavors, Sung has continued
to receive critical acclaim for his work as an ensemble
musician. He has been featured in the Philadelphia Orchestra's
Chamber Music series, and has also collaborated with
such distinguished groups and artists as The American
Quartet, the Diaz Trio, Jeffrey Khaner, Julius Baker,
Hilary Hahn, Leila Josefowicz, composers Jennifer Higdon,
Robert Maggio, Harold Boatrite, and violinist Aaron
Rosand, with whom he has recorded extensively under
the Biddulph and Vox labels. His work can also be heard
under the I Virtuosi, CRI, and Avie labels.
In 1993, Sung joined the faculty of The Curtis Institute
of Music, and currently serves as its Director of Instrumental
Accompaniment and its world-renown Student Recitals
Series.
Sung maintains an active website (www.HughSung.com)
which combines his love of music and passion for technology,
and serves as a rich resource for musicians looking
for a friendly place to learn more about adopting technology
to enhance their art and lifestyle. He is an early adopter
of technologies like the Tablet PC, which has enabled
him to completely convert his paper music library into
a digital format, and innovative new performance presentations
like the Visual Recital (www.VisualRecital. com), which
combines images, animation, and video clips in a live
recital setting fully synchronized and controlled by
the musician
Sample music and video clips can be found both on his
website and on his profile at MySpace.com (www.myspace.com/hughsung).
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