Hsin Hou Richard Sun – Past Concerts

Born and raised in Hong Kong, cellist Sun Hsin-hou, Richard is currently pursuing a Doctor degree in cello performance at Indiana University Bloomington in the studio of Emilio Colón.

In 2011, Sun had performed and given masterclasses on all the 12 Caprices for Solo Cello by Carlo Alfredo Piatti at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Louisiana, University of South Dakota, Dixie State University and California State University, Fresno. Festival participations including New Music Festival at Bowling Green University, Castleman Quartet Program at Fredonia, and Texas Music Festival.

Sun has a passion for contemporary music; he had worked with composers such as Bright Sheng, Émile Naoumoff, and Aaron Israel Levin. A passionate cello teacher, Sun is currently undergoing a project of performing and teaching all the 40 Popper High School Etudes on social media Little Red Book. He is currently playing on a great modern cello by Michael Stürzenhofecker generously on loan from the Elite Music Instrument Collection at the Jacobs School of Music.