Fresh from debut concerts in Paris and New York, Romanian-born pianist Madalina Danila and Korean-American pianist Hugh Sung join creative forces to present innovative 4-hand and duo piano programs that thrill audiences around the world.
Madalina Danila
Madalina-Claudia Danila is a Romanian born pianist who is currently pursuing her Doctoral Studies in Piano Performance at Temple University in Philadelphia where she was awarded a full scholarship. She is under the guidance of Prof. Lambert Orkis and Dr. Sara Davis Buechner.
Madalina started to play the piano at the age of 4 and graduated “Hariclea Darclee” Art High School from Braila- her birthplace – under the guidance of Prof. Galina Matkovskaia who had been trained at the Moscow Conservatory.
She entered the Bucharest Conservatory in 2009 under the guidance of Prof. Univ.Dr. Șerban-Dimitrie Soreanu and Prof. Univ. Dr. Sandu Sandrin.
Madalina has competed in several competitions and won several national and international prizes and scholarships, including 1st Prize, Special Prize at the ”George Enescu Competition” for best performance of a Romanian work and Special Prize ”Maria Fotino” for the best performance of a classical work at the 2015 ”Mihail Jora” International Competition in Bucharest. Between 2006 and 2009 Mădălina was awarded three scholarships by the Bucharest District Rotary Club. After her first year at Temple University Mădălina was awarded the “Marcia Korn” scholarship for outstanding academic results. She has since performed solo, concerto, and chamber music concerts extensively in the USA and abroad, most recently in Paris in collaboration with the New York Classical Music Society. Mădălina actively champions the works of Romanian and contemporary composers, and was invited three times to perform in the International ”Meridian” Festival, dedicated exclusively to Contemporary Music in Bucharest. She currently works as a Teaching Assistant at Temple University’s piano program and as Studio Accompanist for the Temple University string and vocal program.
Hugh Sung
Hugh Sung has been hailed as one of the finest collaborative pianists of his generation. Hugh has performed and recorded with the likes of violinists Aaron Rosand, Hilary Hahn, and Leila Josefowicz; flutists Julius Baker, Jeffrey Khaner, Jasmine Choi, and Gary Schocker; and composers Jennifer Higdon, Robert Maggio, and Harold Boatrite. He has also worked extensively with the Philadelphia and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras. Hugh served on the faculty of The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia for 19 years as its Director of Student Recitals and Instrumental Accompaniment.
In 2008, Hugh co-founded AirTurn, a company that creates hands-free page-turning pedals for digital sheet music.
In 2014, Hugh joined the roster of ArtistWorks, the premiere online music and art school that teaches students through an extensive video curriculum combined with the innovative Video Exchange system, enabling him to work one-on-one with students anywhere in the world.
Hugh continues to perform around the world, and currently serves as the Director of Institutional Solutions for Cunningham Piano, representing Yamaha and Bösendorfer pianos.
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Madalina Danila
Hugh Sung
Mada and Hugh
Funding for the Madison Holiday Arts Festival is provided by the Madison Downtown Development Commission in association with the Madison Arts and Culture Alliance.
