MINGLI SUN
Chinese pianist Mingli Sun is currently studying collaborative piano with Anita Pontremoli at Cleveland Institute of Music. Mr. Sun was recently awarded the 2nd prize of the 16th annual Darius Milhaud Competition at CIM. As a composer and pianist, his composition Light in Distance for clarinet, harp and two string quartets' was selected in the 43rd Darmstadt International Music Festival in Germany, 2006. His other notable accomplishments include 1st prize of the Orchestration Competition, 2007 and 3rd prize of Chinese Art Song competition, 2003 in China's Central Conservatory of Music. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, majoring in composition and Master of Music degree from Cleveland Institute of Music, majoring in collaborative piano. He has had master classes by Sofia Gubaidulina, John Corigliano, Warren Jones, Arthur Rowe, Martin Kats, Emanual Ax, and Dawn Upshaw. He was accepted by Aspen Music School of Music and AIMS in 2008 and was a piano fellow at Tanglewood Music Center in 2009.