Sophie Sun '25, piano

Sophie Sun is a junior at MIT majoring in Course 6-9 (Computer Science and Neuroscience)and currently studies piano with Heng-Jin Park through the MIT Emerson/Harris Scholars program. She started her music studies first as a guzheng (Chinese zither) player, but switched to classical piano at age 12 after her family’s move from China to New Zealand. This transition was originally inspired by her younger brother. She has been in love with the instr...