Na Sun
About
Violinist Na Sun joined the New York Philharmonic in 2006. A native of China, she began playing the violin at age seven and half, and at nine, she was accepted into the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. After attending the conservatory’s elementary, middle, and high schools, she received her bachelor of arts degree there with the highest honor, studying with Yaoji Lin. She was the concertmaster of the China Youth Symphony Orchestra, and was the soloist in Brahms’s Violin Concerto with the Xiamen Symphony Orchestra.
Ms. Sun, who has performed in numerous recital and chamber music concerts since arriving in the U.S. in 2003, received her artist diploma from Boston University in 2005, studying with Roman Totenberg. She was the grand-prize winner of the Bach Competition, and served as concertmaster of the TanglewoodMusic Center Orchestra, led by James Levine.
A frequent soloist with major orchestras in China, Ms. Sun recently performed with the China National Theater Orchestra and with the Qingdao, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou Symphony Orchestras, conducted by Yu Long and Tan Dun.
Ms. Sun has wide range coaching experience, including solo, chamber music and orchestra, she works closely with New York Philharmonic educational department