Hugh Sung

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Name = Hugh Sung


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Hugh Sung (born September 25, 1968) is a Korean-American classical pianist.

Early life

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sung began studying the piano with his mother at the age of three. At the age of eight, he began private studies with Eleanor Sokoloff. Sung made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra three years later, performing the Mozart Piano Concerto in B-flat major, K. 456 with his own cadenza. In 1982, at the age of thirteen, Sung was admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music, where he continued his musical studies with Eleanor Sokoloff, Jorge Bolet and Seymour Lipkin.

Career

By the time Sung graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music with a Bachelor's Degree, he had performed again with the Philadelphia Orchestra, toured extensively with the South Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and debuted with the Concerto Soloists Orchestra (currently known as the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia).Cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A5F104DDA5FF&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Judy Geist Plays Viola with Pianist Hugh Sung|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 29|publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer|year=1994|author=The Philadelphia Inquirer|work=Page E02 - Archive|language=English] During his final year of study, Sung started touring collaboratively with legendary violinist Aaron Rosand. That partnership eventually led to his appointment as staff pianist at the Curtis Institute in 1993. Three years later, he was named Director of Instrumental Accompaniment, and then in 1998, Director of Student Recitals.

Sung has toured extensively in cities throughout the United States, Canada, South America, England, Japan, Brazil, and South Korea.Cite web|url=http://jc.uol.com.br/2006/12/14/not_126696.php|title=Na terceira noite, Virtuosi realiza intercâmbio musical|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 29|publisher=Sistema Jornal do Commercio de Comunicação.|year=2006|author=JC OnLine|language=Portuguese (Brazil)] He has collaborated with renowned musicians such as Julius Baker, Jeffrey Khaner, Hilary Hahn and Leila Josefowicz, as well as contemporary composers such as Jennifer Higdon, Robert Maggio, and Harold Boatrite.Cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20070921_Jeffrey_Khaner_to_take_the_spotlight.html|title=Jeffrey Khaner to take the spotlight|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 29|publisher=Philadelphia Daily News|year=2007|author=Tom Di Nardo|language=English] Cite web|url=http://www.sonyclassical.com/music/89029/notes.html|title=Liner Notes|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 29|publisher=Sony BMG Music Entertainment|year=2007|author=Sony BMG Music |language=English] Cite web|url=http://www.pianoteq.com/reviews|title=Pianoteq reviews|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 29|publisher=MODARTT|year=2007|author=Pianoteq Reviews|language=English] Sung has recorded for Naxos Records, Albany Records, Vox, Biddulph, I Virtuosi, CRI, and Avie labels.

Sung has been an advocate for utilizing cutting-edge technologies to enhance the artistry of the classical musician.Cite web|url=http://www.sequenza21.com/index.php/261|title=Hugh Sung’s Magical Mystery Tour|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 29|publisher=Sequenza21|year=2007|author=Sequenza21|language=English] He developed a customized database to create a paperless office for his administrative work at Curtis. In 2002, shortly after the first Tablet PC's were introduced by Microsoft to the public, Sung adapted an early model for use as a digital music score reader with a foot pedal-activated page turning system.Cite web|url=http://www.gottabemobile.com/HughSungMakingMusicInHisLifeWithInk.aspx|title=Hugh Sung: Making Music In His Life With Ink|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 29|publisher=GottaBeMobile.com|year=2006|author=Warner Crocker|language=English] Cite web|url=http://www.tabletpc.it/news/news_articolo.php?subaction=showfull&id=1140992343&archive=&cnshow=headlines&start_from=&ucat=1&|title=Hugh Sung, Director of Instrumental Accompaniment and Student Recitals|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 29|publisher=tabletPC.it |year=2006|author=tabletPC.it |language=Italian] Currently, he is experimenting with live visualization techniques using programs such as Liquid Media and particle generators such as particleIllusion in a framework called the Visual Recital.

Discography

*Citation | last =Sung| first =Hugh, (piano)| last2 =Rosand | first2 =Aaron (violin) | date =December 3, 1996 |title =Brahms: The 3 Violin Sonatas | publisher =Vox Classical | accessdate =
*Citation | last =Sung | first =Hugh, (piano) | last2 =Blair Bollinger, Eric Carlson, Nitzan Haroz | first2 = | date =November 17, 1998 |title =Fancy Free: Music for Bass Trombone | publisher =D'note Classics | accessdate =
*Citation | last =Sung| first =Hugh, (piano)| last2 =Rosand | first2 =Aaron (violin)| date =July 29, 2003 |title =My Legacy | publisher =Artek | accessdate =
*Citation | last =Sung | first =Hugh, (piano)| first2 =Jeffrey Khaner, (flute) | date =August 5, 2003 |title =French Flute Music | publisher =Avie | accessdate =
*Citation | last =Sung | first =Hugh, (piano)| first2 =Jeffrey Khaner, (flute) | date =March 22, 2004 |title = | publisher =Avie | accessdate =
*Citation | last =Sung | first =Hugh, (piano)|last2 =Rosand | first2 =Aaron (violin) | date =June 12, 2007 |title =Brahms: 2 Violin Sonatas; 21 Hungarian Dances; Joachim: Romance in B Flat | publisher =Musical Concepts | accessdate =
*Citation | last =Sung | first =Hugh, (piano)| last2 =Mark Vinci, Jan Vinci, Jennifer Higdon, (composer) | date =July 1, 2007 |title =Global Flutescape | publisher = Albany Records | accessdate =

References

External links

* [http://www.naxos.com/artistinfo/8809.htm Sung's biography at Naxos music label]
* [http://hughsung.com Hugh Sung's official website]
* [http://visualrecital.com Sung's journal of projects for the Visual Recital concept]
* [http://musicmeetstech.blip.tv Sung's video podcast series highlighting tech for musicians and interviews with prominent artists in the Classical Music field]
* [http://www.sonyclassical.com/artists/hahn/journal/101700.html Hilary Hahn's Online Journal at Sony Music]