On Friday, May 19, 2023, Cedar City will celebrate the talent of David and Sarah Sun, acclaimed pianists from Cedar City. The recital will be held in SUU Thorley Recital Hall at 7:30 pm.
David Sun, who was born to a musical family in Cedar City, recently performed as a solo pianist in some of Europe’s most prestigious venues, including the Royal Albert Concert Hall in London and the Center of Fine Arts in Brussels. David is incredibly excited to come back to Cedar City to share his love of music. In fact, his first performances as an orchestral soloist were with the Orchestra of Southern Utah (OSU) and the Salt Lake Philharmonic Orchestra. To date, he is an eight-time International Piano Champion and has placed in competitions based in the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, and the United States. He has been invited to perform at the Ehrbar Concert Hall in Vienna this August as a soloist. Aside from participating in music, he is also a Junior-Olympic fencer, competitive debater and has placed in a number of international business competitions. David is currently a freshman at Yale University studying ethics, politics and economics.
Sarah Sun, the Distinguished Young Woman of Utah for 2019, won an international music competition and performed at Carnegie Hall in New York. She has studied at Cornell University’s business school as well as BYU’s music school. She has multiple talents, performing as a BYU Young Ambassador. She first soloed with OSU when she was 8 years old, and later she won concerto competitions and performed with the Utah Symphony, American Fork Symphony, Southwest Symphony and the Orchestra of Southern Utah as a soloist. She also performed with China’s professional orchestras in Henan, Hubei, and Anhui provinces. She is currently Miss Aspen Hills and will compete in Miss Utah in June.
Sarah and David Sun grew up in Cedar City. Both of their parents, Dr. Ling Yu and Dr. Xun Sun teach at SUU in the Music Department. Sarah and David Sun have been shaped immensely by their music teachers: Dr. Irene Fox, JoAnn Jones, Sara Penny, Dr. Christian Bohnenstengel, Dr. Adam Lambert, Professor Carol Ann Modesitt, Tracey Bradshaw, Mr. Allan Lee and Mr. David Palmer.
Donations welcome for travel expenses for the Vienna performance. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact Ling Yu, at 435-868-1058
Who: Community Piano Recital
What: Celebration of David Sun’s International performances
When: Friday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.
Where: SUU Music Building, Thorley Recital Hall