An enduring legacy of excellence in music: Carey's new Steinway

The performing arts are a cornerstone of the Carey experience, and enabling access for our students to exceptional performing arts facilities and resources is a privilege of delivering our programs. One of our generous Carey families, who shares this philosophy, has enabled the School to enhance its Music program with the purchase of a Steinway Concert Grand piano for all of our students to experience.

The Su & Sun Family has been a part of the Carey community since their eldest daughter, Christina, who is now in Year 6, joined our Kew campus in Prep. Her younger sister, Chantelle, is now in ELC and excited to follow her sister's footsteps into the Junior School. As a family, they are passionate about excellence, and we are so grateful that their donation will make such an impact on Music education at Carey. Steinway pianos are considered the gold standard, and our students will benefit from the quality, inspiration and unmatched experience of performing and practising on our Steinway for generations to come.

To celebrate our new piano and to thank the Su & Sun Family, we held a special unveiling event in February. The piano’s debut performance was by Christina, the daughter of the generous Cherry Sun and Hao Su, and a highly proficient player. Christina has performed (and won!) in competitions all around the world, which has allowed her to perform to audiences in New York and Tokyo. Christina performed Étude Op. 10 No. 12 by Frédéric Chopin at the unveiling.

Our other five student performers on the night, who are pictured above, were Jerry (Year 11), Jossie (Year 4), Eamon (Year 10), Angela (Year 10) and Callum (Year 12). Each of their performances showcased not only the students’ skill, passion and dedication to their craft, but also the beautiful rich tones of the Steinway Concert Grand.

We thank the Su & Sun Family for this prestigious gift.

Kelly Southworth
Content Developer, Community Engagement

Thank you to Fiona Sexton, VISPENN and KAS Creations for photography and videography of the evening.