Emily Sun

BMus, MPerf, ArtDip (RCM), Art Dip (Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth)

Violin professor

‘Possessed of a superb talent’ (The Australian), with ‘a searing and poetic tone’ (The Guardian), violinist Emily Sun’s powerful sound and compelling, captivating interpretations have won her international renown.

As a concerto soloist, Emily has recently appeared with the Sydney, Melbourne,Tasmanian, Queensland and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras; European Union Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de Royal Wallonie and Orchestre de Chambre Namur; Arlington and Arizona Symphonies in the USA; and Shanghai Youth Orchestra and Qingdao Symphony Orchestra in China.

Significant solo debuts include Sydney Opera House, Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Bridgewater Hall, Tchaikovsky Great Hall Moscow, and Seoul Arts Centre. Emily was invited to perform at Buckingham Palace alongside Maxim Vengerov in Bach’s Double Violin Concerto at the ‘More Music’ Royal Gala in the presence of HRH Prince of Wales, and has performed at the Royal Palace of Brussels in the presence of the King and Queen of Belgium. Chamber collaborators have included Maxim Vengerov, Gary Hoffman, Miguel da Silva, Marc Coppey, Danny Driver, Gemma Rosefield and she is regularly invited to perform at music festivals across the globe.

Emily’s solo album, Nocturnes, was released on ABC Classics/Universal to critical acclaim; staying for four weeks at No. 1 on the Classical charts and shortlisted for ‘Best Classical Album 2021’ in the ARIA Awards.

She was the ABC Artist-in-Residence, BBC Introducing Artist with regular broadcasts on Classic FM, BBC Radio 3 (UK), Kol Hamusica (Israel), WXQR (USA), and Musiq 3 (Belgium).

Awards and prizes have included the Tagore Gold Medal from the Royal College of Music, the 2018 ABC Young Performers Award (Australia), the 2016 Royal Overseas League Music Competition (UK), and the Brahms (Austria), Yampolsky (Russia) and Lipizer (Italy) International Violin Competitions. She was a Young Concert Artist for the Tillett Trust, The Worshipful Company of Musicians and City Music Foundation.

Emily studied with Dr Robin Wilson (Sydney Conservatorium of Music), Itzhak Rashkovsky (Royal College of Music, London), Augustin Dumay (Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth, Belgium) and received further mentoring from Pinchas Zukerman, Maxim Vengerov and Ivry Gitlis.

Emily plays a 1760 Nicolò Gagliano violin, kindly loaned to her through the Beare’s International Violin Society.

Faculties / departments: Strings