Sung Chan Chang, cello
Sung Chan Chang is currently Acting Principal cello of the Hawaii Symphony, and an active performer in many local ensembles on the island of Oahu. He began playing the cello at age 7 in his hometown, Seoul, South Korea. After he made his debut with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra in 2000, he was accepted the following year into the Seoul Ye-Won Art School with prestigious honors, which propelled his entrance to the Juilliard Pre-College Division as a scholarship student in 2002. He continued his music studies at The Korean National University of Arts with Hyoung Won Chang and Myung-Hwa Chung. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree in 2008, he went to The Juilliard School and studied with Richard Aaron and Andre Emelianoff for his Master of Music degree in 2010. In 2012, he received the Artist Diploma from Yale University, where he worked with Hee Duck Lee and Aldo Parisot. During his formative years, he had won prizes in numerous competitions including New Jersey Philharmonic Competition in 2002, 44th Annual Sorantin Young Artist International Competition and the Juilliard Concerto Competition in 2003, Aspen Concerto Competition and New Jersey Young Artist Competition in 2004, BMF Competition in 2006, Joong-Ang Daily News Competition in 2007, Music Academy of the West Concerto Competition and Isang Yun International Cello Competition in 2009, and Northwestern Concerto/Aria Competition in 2014. Sung Chan obtained the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Northwestern University in 2020 under the guidance of Hans Jørgen Jensen.
As an orchestral musician, he has performed with American Academy of Conducting and Aspen Orchestra, Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, Music Academy Festival Orchestra, New Jersey Philharmonic Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Chamber Orchestra, and Seoul National Symphony.
As a soloist and a chamber musician, he has performed in KBS Hall, KNUA Hall, Kulas Hall, Kumho Art Hall, Paul and Morse Halls at Lincoln Center, Lutkin Hall, Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Sejong Grand Hall and Chamber Hall, Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall and IBK Chamber Hall, and Sprague Hall. His numerous music festival appearances include the Music Academy of the West, The Perlman Music Program, Aspen Music Festival, The Great Mountains Music Festival, and Bowdoin Music Festival.
