November 10, 2024
Christina Sung, a 14-year-old pianist from Salt Lake City, Utah, has made significant achievements in national and international piano competitions. Under the guidance of Prof. Jihea Hong-Park at BYU, she has flourished as a pianist, making her orchestral debut with the Utah Symphony in 2022 as a winner of the Salute to Youth Concerto Competition.
Since starting the piano at the age of 8 ½, she has already amassed an array of competition wins. Christina achieved First place in the 2024 Emory University Young Artist Piano Competition and the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Southwest Division Competitions in 2023 and 2024. In addition, she accomplished Third place in the 2024 MTNA National Finals and won the Ebony prize in the 2023 MTNA National Finals. Christina also won the Steinway & Sons Special Award at the Kaufman Music Center 2024 International Youth Piano Competition.
She has consistently succeeded in First-place prizes in numerous piano competitions during 2023, including the International Keyboard Odyssiad Concerto Competition, the Paderewski International Piano Competition, the Radda Rise International Piano Competition, the Walgreens National Concerto Competition, the Medici International Music Competition, the BYU Piano Competition, University of Utah Summer Arts Piano Competition, and the UMTA Concerto Competition, among others. Furthermore, Christina has appeared as a guest soloist with several orchestras, including the Utah Symphony, the American West Symphony, the Utah Philharmonic Orchestra, the Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra, the American Fork Symphony, and the Chamber Orchestra Ogden.
Her performances have been broadcast on Classical 89 FM and ABC4 Television. She participated in the Southeastern Piano Festival (SEPF), the International Keyboard Odyssiad Festival (IKOF), and the Philadelphia Young Pianists' Academy (PYPA). Additionally, Christina frequently performed for Gina Bachauer's The Music in Our Schools Program and was featured as a soloist in the Gina Bachauer Collaboration Concert at the Gallivan Center. Christina received the Gold Medal of the President’s Volunteer Service Award in 2022, 2023, and 2024 in recognition of her commitment to community service through music. She has been performing in Chamber music with her trio.
Besides her musical accomplishments, Christina is fluent in five languages and enjoys figure skating and swimming in her leisure time.
Since starting the piano at the age of 8 ½, she has already amassed an array of competition wins. Christina achieved First place in the 2024 Emory University Young Artist Piano Competition and the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Southwest Division Competitions in 2023 and 2024. In addition, she accomplished Third place in the 2024 MTNA National Finals and won the Ebony prize in the 2023 MTNA National Finals. Christina also won the Steinway & Sons Special Award at the Kaufman Music Center 2024 International Youth Piano Competition.
She has consistently succeeded in First-place prizes in numerous piano competitions during 2023, including the International Keyboard Odyssiad Concerto Competition, the Paderewski International Piano Competition, the Radda Rise International Piano Competition, the Walgreens National Concerto Competition, the Medici International Music Competition, the BYU Piano Competition, University of Utah Summer Arts Piano Competition, and the UMTA Concerto Competition, among others. Furthermore, Christina has appeared as a guest soloist with several orchestras, including the Utah Symphony, the American West Symphony, the Utah Philharmonic Orchestra, the Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra, the American Fork Symphony, and the Chamber Orchestra Ogden.
Her performances have been broadcast on Classical 89 FM and ABC4 Television. She participated in the Southeastern Piano Festival (SEPF), the International Keyboard Odyssiad Festival (IKOF), and the Philadelphia Young Pianists' Academy (PYPA). Additionally, Christina frequently performed for Gina Bachauer's The Music in Our Schools Program and was featured as a soloist in the Gina Bachauer Collaboration Concert at the Gallivan Center. Christina received the Gold Medal of the President’s Volunteer Service Award in 2022, 2023, and 2024 in recognition of her commitment to community service through music. She has been performing in Chamber music with her trio.
Besides her musical accomplishments, Christina is fluent in five languages and enjoys figure skating and swimming in her leisure time.