Mikyung Sung

About Mikyung Sung

Double bassist Mikyung Sung has gained international recognition for her fearlessly virtuosic performances, bel canto lyricism, and emotional expression. After winning numerous prizes in Korea, she won First Prize, Audience Prize, and Special Jury Prize at the 2010 J.M. Sperger Competition, second place and Thomas Martin prize at the 2015 ISB Solo Competition, and Honorable Mention and internet-voted audience prize at the 2017 Bradetich Competition.
 

Since her solo debut at age 11 with the Guri Philharmonic, she has performed with the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Philharmonie Baden-Baden, Seongnam Philharmonic, Musicians' Initiative, Erato Ensemble, Philharmonia Corea, Colburn Orchestra, KNUA Orchestra, University of Guanajuato Orchestra, Concordia University Irvine Orchestra, and Atlanta Festival Youth Orchestra, and with conductors such as Ludovic Morlot; recitals at IBK Chamber Hall, Lotte Concert Hall, Kumho Art Hall, Kukje Art Hall, The Raum, Music in PyeongChang, The House Concert, Music From Angel Fire, Roswell Music Club, Qingdao Yehudi Menuhin School, Penn State, and Columbus State; chamber music at Palm Springs Life Festival and Emory Chamber Music Society, bass duos throughout Korea and at the Sierra Madre Playhouse and UNCSA Double Bass Day, bass quartets at the Ditto Festival, and founded the Emeth Ensemble bass quartet.
 

As a teacher, she has presented masterclasses at SFCM, Stanford, UNCSA, Penn State, Columbus State, Kennesaw State, Qingdao Yehudi Menuhin School, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and University of Guanajuato, taught at the Shanghai Orchestra Academy while playing as a Principal Bassist in the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and is featured in video lessons by Tonebase.
 

After graduating from Korea National University of Arts, she received her Artist Diploma from The Colburn School, studying with Peter Lloyd, and participated in masterclasses with Janne Saksala, Rinat Ibragimov, Klaus Trumpf, Arnold Steinhardt, Hans Jørgen Jensen, and Peter Wiley.
 

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