SUN, JUNNAN

SUN, JUNNAN

Profession:
Clarinettist
City/Town:
Durban
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Clarinettist Junnan Sun (25) is currently the principal clarinettist for the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra in South Africa. He moved to South Africa with his parents in 2003 and in 2011 he obtained a BMusHons from the University of Pretoria under the tutelage of Lizet Smith.

He continued his studies at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London where he studied with Michael Collins, Richard Hosford and Janet Hilton, obtaining a Masters of Performance (specialising in orchestral studies) with distinction. His studies in the UK were made possible by the Wilkins-Mackerras Scholarship from the RCM, and the PJ Lemmer Scholarship from Unisa.

Junnan has been the recipient of numerous awards, highlights of which include: first prize in the clarinet category at the Stockholm International Music Competition (2014); Outstanding Young Artist Award, awarded to him by the Provincial Government of Jiangsu Province, China (2014); RCM Clarinet Prize which recognizes the top clarinettist of the RCM (2014); RCM Savage Club Prize for the best performance of a concerto (2014); overall winner of the RCM Concerto Competition (2013); and the RCM Rising Star award (2013).

Junnan was also named the overall winner of a number of South African music competitions which include the Unisa Overseas Music Scholarship Competition (2011), the Phillip Moore Music Competition (2010), the Unisa South African Music Scholarship Competition (2009), as well as the Lubner Solo Music Competition (2008). In 2015 he was the overall winner of the ATKV-Muziq National Music Competition.

As an orchestral musician Junnan has worked with foremost conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Roger Norrington, Wolfram Christ and Gerard Korsten. He has performed solo and chamber music recitals in concert venues abroad – such as the Berlin Konzerthaus (Germany), the Royal Albert Hall (UK), the Royal Festival Hall (UK), Cadogen Hall (UK), the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall (UK), and St Paul’s Cathedral (UK) – as well as prominent concert venues in South Africa, including the Endler Hall in Stellenbosch, the Durban City Hall, the Linder Auditorium and the Unisa Enoch Sontonga Hall. Junnan has appeared as soloist with the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the RCM Philharmonic Orchestra, and the South African National Youth Orchestra. 

Junnan has received master classes from prominent clarinettists, including Andrew Marriner (London Philharmonic), Anthony McGill (New York Philharmonic), Robert Pickup (Zurich Opera House), Mate Bekavac (international soloist), Einar Johannesson (Iceland Symphony), and Robert Plane (BBC Welsh Symphony).

Published 30 September 2015

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