Steinway/CJ'he}lvanti Puncl, Inc. <Present:

Elizabeth Sun
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1st Pface Winner of tfie 2014 Steinway/}lvanti
Puture Stars Piano Competition

Septem6er 2?tfz, 2014
2:30 p.m.
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Sonata in f, K. 487
Sonata in F, K. 107

Domenico Scarlatti

Sonata in C, K. 330
I.
Allegro moderato
II.
Andante cantabile
III.
Allegretto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Nocturne inc#, Op. 19 Nr. 4

Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky

Spinning Song, Op. 67 Nr. 4

Felix Mendelssohn

The Lark

Glinka/Balakirev

Intermission
Sonata in F, Hob XVI: 23
I.
Allegro Moderato
II.
Adagio
III.
Presto

Franz Joseph Haydn

Oiseaux Tristes from"Mirrior"

Maurice Ravel

Sonatine
III.

Maurice Ravel
Anime

Mountain Springs

CuiShiGuang

Elizabeth Sun is a 17 year-old senior at Basha High
School. She began learning piano under Mr. Fei Xu at age 6.
Since then, Elizabeth has competed in numerous statewide
competitions. Among those she has won are the 2007
Beginning Elementary Division of Schimmel-AZ Young Artists
Piano Competition, the 2008 Advanced Elementary Division of
Schimmel-AZ Young Artist Piano Competition, the 2008
Arizona Youth Piano Competition, and the 2009 Schimmel-AZ
Young Artist Piano Winners' Showcase Competition. In 2010,
she was named a semi-finalist at the IIYM International Piano
Competition, and in 2011, she was named the first-place
winner of the Junior Division of the Schimmel-AZ Young
Artists Piano Competition, the second place winner of the
Junior Concerto Division of the Schimmel-AZ Young Artists
·Piano Competition, and the first place winner of the Phoenix
Youth Symphony Young Musicians Competition. In 2012, she
won both the EVMTA piano competition and the ASMTA piano
competition, and in 2013, she won the Junior/Senior Winner's
Showcase Yamaha Young Artist Piano Competition. Most
recently in 2014, she was awarded first place in the
Steinway/Avan ti Future Stars Piano Competition and the
EVMTA Piano Competition.
However, her passion is not limited to the keyboard.
Elizabeth has not only competed at the district, state, and
international level in DECA since freshman year, but has also
maintained stellar academic performance-as demonstrated
by her rank as first in her graduating class of 2015-and
organized fundraising campaigns for various beneficiaries
since 2011. Through her efforts, she hopes to serve as a
positive role model to young students, help others overcome
adversity, promote musical appreciation, and demonstrate the
value of benevolence, honor, and scholarship.

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The Avanti Fund, Inc. is proud to support Elizabeth
Sun, the 17- year-old winner of the Senior Division of the
2014 Avanti/Steinway Piano Competition. We are thrilled
to announce that Elizabeth will be joining several other
talented young pianists at the Avanti-sponsored Chamber
Music seminar and concerts at the School of Music
Lausanne in Sion, Switzerland, in November 2014.
To ensure that every young musician who qualified for
the Lausanne/Sion seminar and concerts in Switzerland
has the opportunity to perform, Avanti is accepting, in
addition to traditional donations, contributions of Frequent
Flier Miles. If you have unused miles, please consider
utilizing them to gift a student with an experience that will
be remembered and cherished for a lifetime.
For information how you can directly assist in bringing
international exposure to our talented young musicians
from the Phoenix Metropolitan area, please contact our
Director, Caio Pagano, at (480) 636-0340. Your
assistance is greatly appreciated.
Please consider a tax deductible donation to further the
education and professional goals of young pianists such as
Elizabeth Sun by mailing your contributions to:
The Avanti Fund, Inc. 1322 E. Louis Way Tempe, AZ 85284

The Avanti Fund, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, devoted
to nurturing the piano students of today destined to
become the legends of tomorrow. Become a part of history
in the making by lending your support to The Avanti Fund.