Distinguished alumna Wei-Yi Sun (DMA, 2020) presents a recital of works from the 18th through 20th centuries.
J. S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 874
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: I. Allegro con brio; II. Adagio; III. Scherzo Allegro; IV. Allegro assai
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 36, No. 2
This recital is free and open to the public. No ticket required.
Wei-Yi Sun is a pianist and piano teacher based in central Ohio. She teaches at Kenyon College (Gambier, Ohio) as a piano professor, as well as her own private studio. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts from Ohio State studying with Professor Steven Glaser, and her Master of Music in piano performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (2016). As an active performer, Wei-Yi has performed world-wide including solo recitals in Taiwan (National Taichung Theatre), United States, and at many international music festivals including the Amalfi Coast Music Festival (Italy), the Prague International Piano Festival (Czech Republic), and Musical Academy of Villefavard (France). Awards she has won include the absolute first prize in the UK International Music Competition, Gold Medal in Forte International Music Competition (Carnegie Hall, New York), first prizes in both the OhioMTA Graves Piano Competition and Women in Music Audition, Honorable Mention in NTD International Piano Competition, and Semi-Finalist of Petrichor International Music Competition.
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