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1 March 2025
Review: SPCO Musician Appreciation Concert
The final number before intermission was Henryk Wieniawski’s Scherzo-tarantelle [...] This featured viola player Lisa Sung and was a vibrant and complicated number. The stylistic runs highlighted Sung’s outstanding capabilities and the rest of the strings get their moments of support. Given the night’s focus on appreciating the musicians, this was an inspired choice and the audience burst into a standing ovation at its conclusion.
19 September 2023
Viola graduate joins world-class Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra after accompanying the BSO on its European tour
Ever wondered what a European summer tour with the Boston Symphony Orchestra is like? Violist and NEC alumna Lisa Sung '23 GD, who joins The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra this fall, gives us a sneak peek!
After accompanying the BSO for a portion of this summer's Tanglewood festival, Lisa traveled with them to Europe, performing 12 concerts in 16 days in iconic venues like the Royal Albert Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Berliner Philharmoniker, and Philharmonie de Paris.
Click below to read up on Lisa's journey as a violist — from gaining recognition while growing up in Australia to earning her Graduate Diploma at NEC with Kim Kashkashian, embarking on a European tour with the BSO, and now becoming a member of the world-class Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
18 May 2023
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra appoints violist Lisa Sung as newest orchestra member
Please welcome: violist Lisa Sung (@lisasung_)! Lisa is an accomplished musician, having performed across the globe with orchestras such as the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and the Minnesota Orchestra.
22 August 2021
Meet the Young Violists: Lisa Sung and Sarah Sung — Australia New Zealand Viola Society
In a musical world which includes family ensembles....it is no surprise to discover musically talented Australian-Korean sisters Lisa Sung and Sarah Sung. That both are violists midway through studies at prestigious music schools in the USA adds to their story. That both have spent the year of COVID captive but busy in their hometown Sydney adds intrigue.
