Violinist JANET SUNG enjoys an acclaimed international career as a virtuoso soloist, praised for her lustrous tone and bravura performances.

Janet Sung has been guest soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Aspen Chamber Symphony and Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, as well as the orchestras of Adrian, Boise, Corpus Christi, Delaware, Dubuque, Fargo-Moorhead, Hartford, Owensboro, Springfield (Massachusetts & Ohio), Traverse City, Wheeling and Wyoming. Abroad, she has been heard with South Korea’s Pusan Philharmonic Orchestra, Germany’s Stelzen Festival Orchestra and Russia’s Omsk Philharmonic Orchestra and National Symphonic Orchestra of Bashkortostan. Her solo performances have frequently been aired on radio and television, nationally and internationally, including multiple broadcasts of her performance of Korngold’s Violin Concerto on NPR’s “Performance Today.” Acclaimed for her compelling performances of traditional works from Vivaldi to Berg, she also reveals her repertoire’s diversity by presenting the works of 20th and 21st century composers and regularly touring with fiddler Mark O’Connor’s American String Celebration. In 2009, Ms. Sung presented the world premiere of Kenneth Fuchs’ American Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra.

In recital, Janet Sung has been presented in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Louisville, New York City and Pittsburgh, as well as in Odense, Denmark, Lausanne, Switzerland and Queenstown, New Zealand. She is also a frequently heard artist at distinguished music festivals, including: Aspen Music Festival, Hot Springs Music Festival, Sewanee Summer Music Festival and Switzerland’s Lucerne Festival. Ms. Sung is also a frequent guest with the American Chamber Players, touring nationally.

Janet Sung was chosen by Leonard Slatkin as the recipient of the Passamaneck Award, for which she performed at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Music Hall for the Y Music Society Concert Series. A winner of the Aspen Music Festival’s Nakamichi Violin Competition, she has also been awarded other top prizes and grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, National Federation of Music Clubs Competition and Cho Chang Tsung Foundation.

A native of New York City, Janet Sung began violin studies at the age of seven, making her public debut the following year. At age nine, she made her orchestral debut, performing with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The following year, she began a decade of private studies with the renowned violin pedagogue, Josef Gingold, a period that overlapped with her attendance at Harvard University, from which she graduated with honors with a double degree in anthropology and music. Subsequently, Ms. Sung was invited to study on full scholarship with the esteemed teacher, Dorothy DeLay, at The Juilliard School. She also studied extensively with Masao Kawasaki, David Cerone, Eugene Phillips and the Juilliard String Quartet.

Highly sought after as an artist-teacher, Janet Sung has conducted masterclasses throughout the country, including The Hartt School of the University of Hartford, Harvard University, The Juilliard School and Oberlin Conservatory of Music. She has also served as faculty at The Juilliard School (initially as the Starling/DeLay Institute Fellow), State University of New York at Fredonia School of Music, Hot Springs Music Festival, Sewanee Summer Music Festival and the Mark O’Connor Fiddle Camp. During the 2003-2004 season, Ms. Sung returned to Harvard University as the Clifton Visiting Artist for the “Learning from Performers” program, whose previous guests included Isaac Stern, James Galway, Mark Morris and Quincy Jones.

Janet Sung plays a c.1600 Maggini violin.

BACH
Concerto #1 in a, BWV 1041
Concerto #2 in E, BWV 1042
BARBER
Concerto, Op. 14 (1941)
BARTOK
Concerto #2 (1938)
Rhapsody #2
BEETHOVEN
Concerto in D, Op. 61
Concerto in C for Violin, Cello & Piano, Op. 56 (“Triple”)
Romance #1, Op. 40
Romance #2, Op. 50
BERG
Concerto (1935)
BRAHMS
Concerto in D, Op. 77
Concerto in a for Violin & Cello, Op. 102
BRUCH
Concerto #1 in g, Op. 26
Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
CHAUSSON
Poème, Op. 25
DVORAK
Concerto in a, Op. 53
ELGAR
Concerto in b, Op. 61
FARBERMAN
Double Concerto for Violin & Percussion
FUCHS
American Rhapsody
KHACHATURIAN
Concerto in d (1940)
KORNGOLD
Concerto in D, Op. 35 (1946)
LALO
Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
MENDELSSOHN
Concerto in e, Op. 64
MOZART
Concerto #2 in D, K. 211
Concerto #3 in G, K. 216
Concerto #4 in D, K. 218
Concerto #5 in A, K. 219
NIELSEN
Concerto, Op. 33
PROKOFIEV
Concerto #1 in D, Op. 19
Concerto #2 in g, Op. 63
RAVEL
Tzigane (1924)
SAINT-SAËNS
Concerto #3 in b, Op. 61
Havanaise, Op. 83
Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28
SARASATE
Zigeunerweisen, Op. 21, #1
SCHNITTKE
Concerto Grosso #3 for 2 Violins & Chamber Orchestra (1985)
SHOSTAKOVICH
Concerto #1 in a, Op. 99
SIBELIUS
Concerto in d, Op. 47
SPOHR
Concerto #8 in a, Op. 47
STRAVINSKY
Concerto in D (1931)
TCHAIKOVSKY
Concerto in D, Op. 35
Meditation, Op. 42, #1
Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34
VIEUXTEMPS
Concerto #4 in d, Op. 31
Concerto #5 in a, Op. 37
VIOTTI
Concerto #2 in E
VIVALDI
The Four Seasons, Op. 8
Concerto in C for 2 Violins, Op. 3, #8
WALTON
Concerto in b (1941)
WEILL
Concerto for Violin & Wind Orchestra, Op. 12
WIENIAWSKI
Concerto #2 in d, Op. 22

"The Brahms Violin Concerto is the most-feared by many violinists, not necessarily because it is so unusually difficult from a technical standpoint, but because it requires a towering and confident musical personality to be convincing. Sung is a musical player with good instincts. Both strength and conviction she has, and especially in the radiant slow movement, she demonstrated that Brahms, as dour and craft-conscious as he could sometimes be, was also capable of just singing."
HARTFORD COURANT

"Guest violinist Janet Sung showed complete command of the piece [Korngold Violin Concerto], from its lighter, softer moments to its more frantic, fast-paced interludes. Sung helped make the piece fascinating."
CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES

"Joanna Maurer and Janet Sung’s well-matched tone and intonation worked well with Prokofiev’s Sonata for Two Violins. In their hands, the communication of the duet became a riveting human conversation."
THE WASHINGTON POST

"In my role as concert reviewer, I typically find myself reaching into my stash of superlatives when describing guest soloists. After hearing Sung’s performance, I find myself really wishing I’d held a couple in reserve to describe this amazing virtuoso. She is truly a consummate and inspiring artist."
THE FORUM (Fargo, ND)

"Whether you were hearing this piece [Vivaldi The Four Seasons] for the first time or the 500th, Sung’s bravura work was enough to put you on the edge of your seat. It certainly earned her every bit of the lengthy (and wildly enthusiastic) standing ovation she received."
THE DAILY TELEGRAM (Adrian, MI)

"Sung is an intelligent musician with an attractive tonal palette including both lustrous and husky timbre on the lower strings. She was persuasive in Debussy’s only Sonata for Violin and Piano, phrasing the music with notable clarity and purpose."
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

9/12/2009 (8pm) STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA
Rosch Recital Hall
Beethoven: Violin Sonata #10
Bartók: Contrasts
Schickele: Serenade for Three
with Richard Hawkins, clarinetist
William Wolfram, pianist

9/20/2009 (3pm) ARTS COUNCIL OF MOORE COUNTY
The O’Neal School (Southern Pines, NC)
Mozart: Flute Quartet #4
Brahms: Piano Quartet #1
with Sara Stern, flutist
Miles Hoffman, violist
Alberto Parrini, cellist
Anna Stoytcheva, pianist

9/21/2009 (8pm) ARTS COUNCIL OF MOORE COUNTY
Sunrise Theater (Southern Pines, NC)
Mozart: Flute Quartet #4
Brahms: Piano Quartet #1
with Sara Stern, flutist
Miles Hoffman, violist
Alberto Parrini, cellist
Anna Stoytcheva, pianist

9/23/2009 (7:30pm) FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC (Denver)
Gates Concert Hall, Newman Center, University of Denver
Mozart: Flute Quartet #4
Rachmaninoff: 2 songs
with Rebecca Turner, soprano
Brahms: Piano Quartet #1
with Sara Stern, flutist
Miles Hoffman, violist
Alberto Parrini, cellist
Anna Stoytcheva, pianist

10/1/2009 (8pm) CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Brooks Center for the Performing Arts
Dring: Trio for Flute, Violin & Piano
Beethoven: Variations on Mozart’s La ci darem la mano
Rachmaninoff: 2 songs
with Rebecca Turner, soprano
Bruch: 4 Pieces for Violin, Viola & Piano
with Sara Stern, flutist
Miles Hoffman, violist
Anna Stoytcheva, pianist

10/2/2009 (9:30am) CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Brooks Center for the Performing Arts
Children’s Concert

10/3/2009 (11am) BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY OF WINTER PARK
Tiedtke Concert Hall, Rollins College
Children’s Concert

10/4/2009 (3pm) BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY OF WINTER PARK
Tiedtke Concert Hall, Rollins College
Dring: Trio for Flute, Violin & Piano
Beethoven: Variations on Mozart’s La ci darem la mano
Rachmaninoff: 2 songs
with Rebecca Turner, soprano
Mozart: Trio for Violin, Viola & Piano
with Sara Stern, flutist
Miles Hoffman, violist
Anna Stoytcheva, pianist

10/18/2009 (3pm) TEMPLE OF ISRAEL (Greenville, SC)
Mozart: Flute Quartet #4
Brahms: Piano Quartet #1
with Sara Stern, flutist
Miles Hoffman, violist
Alberto Parrini, cellist
Anna Stoytcheva, pianist

10/20/2009 (7:30pm) DAVIDSON COLLEGE
Tyler-Tallman Hall
Mozart: Flute Quartet #4
Brahms: Piano Quartet #1
with Sara Stern, flutist
Miles Hoffman, violist
Alberto Parrini, cellist
Anna Stoytcheva, pianist

10/22/2009 (7:30pm) HIGH POINT COMMUNITY CONCERT ASSOCIATION
Pauline Theatre, Hayworth Fine Arts Center, High Point University
Mozart: Flute Quartet #4
Brahms: Piano Quartet #1
with Sara Stern, flutist
Miles Hoffman, violist
Alberto Parrini, cellist
Anna Stoytcheva, pianist

10/23/2009 (10am) HIGH POINT COMMUNITY CONCERT ASSOCIATION
Pauline Theatre, Hayworth Fine Arts Center, High Point University
Children’s Concert

10/24/2009 (8pm) FRIENDS OF MUSIC AT QUEENS UNIVERSITY
Dana Auditorium
Dring: Trio for Flute, Violin & Piano
Beethoven: Variations on Mozart’s La ci darem la mano
Rachmaninoff: 2 songs
with Rebecca Turner, soprano
Bruch: 4 Pieces for Violin, Viola & Piano
with Sara Stern, flutist
Miles Hoffman, violist
Anna Stoytcheva, pianist

11/21/2009 (8pm) SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (MA)
Kevin Rhodes, conductor
Symphony Hall
Barber: Violin Concerto

12/6/2009 (3pm) SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (OH)
Peter Stafford Wilson, conductor
Kuss Auditorium, Clark State Community College PAC
Mozart: Violin Concerto #4

12/15/2009 (9pm) MARK O’CONNOR’S AMERICAN STRING CELEBRATION
Hyatt Regency (Chicago)
Sarasate: Ziguenerweisen
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (Summer)

1/17/2010 (3pm) THE SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS
The Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium (West Palm Beach, FL)
J.S. Bach: Trio Sonata in G
Beethoven: Serenade in D
Fauré: Piano Quartet #2
with Sara Stern, flutist
Miles Hoffman, violist
Alberto Parrini, cellist
Anna Stoytcheva, pianist

1/20/2010 (8pm) THE SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS
The Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium (West Palm Beach, FL)
Haydn: London Trio #3
Schubert: Trout Quintet
with Sara Stern, flutist
Miles Hoffman, violist
Alberto Parrini, cellist
Luis Gomez Imbert, bassist
Anna Stoytcheva, pianist

2/14/2010 (3pm) NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Nicholas G.M. Ross, conductor
Ardrey Auditorium
Barber: Violin Concerto

2/25/2010 (8pm) STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA
Rosch Recital Hall
Brahms: Sextet #1
Brahms: Sextet #2
with David Russell, violinist
David Rose, violist
Valerie Heywood, violist
Natasha Farny, cellist
Mira Frisch, cellist

3/5/2010 (1:15pm) SANIBEL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Children’s Concert

3/6/2010 (8pm) SANIBEL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Sanibel Congregational Church
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
Schumann: Piano Quintet
with Paul Green, clarinetist
Joanna Maurer, violinist
Miles Hoffman, violist
Alberto Parrini, cellist
Anna Stoytcheva, pianist

3/28/2010 (4pm) FINGERS LAKES CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Ithaca Unitarian Church
Grieg: Violin Sonata #3
Bartók: Contrasts
Brahms: Piano Quartet #1
with Roberta Crawford, violist
Stefan Reuss, cellist
Michael Salmirs, pianist

4/10/2010 (7:30pm) BOZEMAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
4/11/2010 (2:30pm) Matthew Savery, conductor
Willson Auditorium
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole
           
4/17/2010 (7:30pm) RICHMOND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (IN)
Guy Victor Bordo, conductor
Civic Hall Performing Arts Center
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
 
4/24/2010 (7:30pm) WYOMING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Matthew Savery, conductor
Natrona County High School Auditorium (Casper)
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole

5/9/2010 (4pm) FINGERS LAKES CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Ithaca Unitarian Church
Schumann: Piano Quintet
with Roberta Crawford, violist
Stefan Reuss, cellist
Michael Salmirs, pianist