Alexander Sung has been an accomplished pianist and harpsichordist for more than 30 years. A charismatic performer and teacher, he has won the devotion of both his audiences and students through his passionate yet genuine interpretation and style.

He began his music studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, under Heinz Scholz, a student of Theodor Leschetizky (Carl Czerny’s student). He then moved to Vienna to study piano under Richard Hauser, a student of Emil von Sauer (Franz Lizst’s student) and harpsichord under Isolde Ahlgrimm.

Mr. Sung first captured public attention in 1971 when, at age 24, he placed fifth in the International Harpsichord Competition in Brugge, Belgium. The following year he came in fourth in the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig, Germany.

After his forays in international competition, Mr. Sung moved to America to pursue his other passion – teaching. While a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond, he still delighted audiences with his music, culminating in a 1978 performance at Carnegie Hall in New York.

In 1981, Mr. Sung was recruited by Soochow University in Taiwan to improve the quality of its music department through his unique, witty, relaxed, and entertaining teaching style. Since then, many music colleges throughout Asia have invited him as a guest lecturer. Many of his students have gone on to lead outstanding careers as pianists and teachers.

Mr. Sung continues to flourish as a performer, mesmerizing audiences in New York, Richmond, Virginia, San Antonio, Texas, San Francisco Bay Area in California, Munich, Leipzig, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and China.

In addition to teaching and performing, Mr. Sung released two recordings - “Alexander Sung’s Keyboard: J.S. Bach’s Three Parts Inventions, Six Little Preludes, and Italian Concerto” in 1995 and harpsichord: “Mozart Klaviersonaten Kv331, Kv309, and Kv311”.

Mr. Sung plays two instruments – a 9 foot long Blüthner “Model 1” concert grand piano from Germany, which has a very round and warm tonal character with no sharpness, and a John Morley “Kirkmann” double manual harpsichord from England, specifically to bring out the rich tones of Haydn and Mozart.

Mr. Sung is fluent in English, German, Mandarin, and Cantonese. He currently lives with his wife in Taiwan and has three children.

“… Mr. Sung warmed nicely to the tenderly reflective sections of the piece and his use of dynamic contrasts as a constructive principal proved effective on one level in giving the piece a cohesive overview, while his tone remained warm and sonorous…”
~ The New York Times