Name: Jay Sun - Master Class
Start: 2025-07-26T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-07-26T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Academy of Vocal Arts

Jay Sun - Master Class

Philadelphia Young Pianists’ Academy (PYPA) was established by concert pianist Ching-Yun Hu to help young artists achieve their dreams of becoming professional pianists. It has blossomed into one of the most highly-anticipated and unique organizations, presenting the sought after PYPA Summer Piano Festival, the PYPA Young Virtuosi, and PYPA Piano World. Each program offers a distinctive platform, offering intensive master classes, public concerts and audience forums, featuring internationally celebrated pianists. The accompanying guest lecture series led by music industry executives offers insight to students and the international music community.

PYPA Piano Festival

Ven a la clase magistral de Jay Sun para aprender de un verdadero maestro en persona.

Academy of Vocal Arts

<h3>Overview</h3> Jay Sun, Professor of Xinghai Conservatory of Music, will be giving a masterclass on Saturday, July 26 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the PYPA Piano Festival! <h3>About Jay Sun</h3> Born in Taiwan, raised and educated in the United States, and now in his forties, Jay Sun has firmly established himself at the forefront of China’s musical scene since joining the faculty of Guangzhou’s Xinghai Conservatory two decades ago. He is highly sought after as a pianist and pedagogue, with hundreds of concerts and lectures in every major Chinese city and his students present and past having taken prizes at Chopin, Cleveland, Busoni, Sydney, Geneva, Michelangeli, Sendai, Paderewski, Saint Cecilia, Hilton Head, E-Piano, New Orleans, Ettlingen, Zhuhai Mozart and distinguishments at Cliburn, Hamamatsu, Liszt, Enescu and more.Sun is especially devoted to the cultivation of young talent and has written extensively as a regular columnist for China’s “Piano Artistry” and “Music Weekly” on the development of young pianists with a special focus on the systematic training of piano technique, science of tone production, and efficient practice methodology. He is currently co-chair of the piano department at Xinghai Conservatory Middle School, director of piano at the International College of Xinghai as well as a member of the Morningside Music Bridge advisory council. Further information can be found at <a href="https://vivjay.com/" title="https://vivjay.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">vivjay.com</a>. <h3>About PYPA Piano Festival</h3> The 2025 PYPA Piano Festival is coming back to Philadelphia in the summer of 2025! We have prepared 9 days of in-person events, including concerts, masterclasses, and the Philadelphia International Competition from July 26-August 3, 2025!PYPA Summer Piano Festival was founded in 2013. For the first five years, the festival took place at the Curtis Institute of Music, and since 2018, it has been in residence at the historic Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia.Each summer, the piano festival offers an intensive nine-day program that encompasses master classes, lectures, and concerts performed by international renowned pianists, as well as PYPA young artists. The Summer Piano Festival also presents the annual Philadelphia International Piano Competition.

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