TAIWAN
- date of birth: August 24, 1990
- graduated Bachelor and Master Degrees at Folkwang Universität der Künste in Essen, under the mentorship of Prof. Vesselin Paraschkevov;
- he took lessons and performed with great masters such as Julian Rachlin, Guy Braunstein, Vadim Gluzman, Sacha Gawriloff and Tanja Becker-Bender;
- Chen played as chamber musician in the greatest halls in Europe, including the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Die Glocke in Bremen and the Essen Philharmonie.
Prizes: Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition, Johannes Brahms International Violin Competition.
Program:
First Round
Bach Adagio and Fugue from Sonata in G minor for Solo Violin
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major K. 218
Paganini Caprice No. 5
Second Round
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor Op. 30 No. 2
Enescu “Ménétrier” from Impressions d’enfance Suite Op. 28
Ysaÿe Sonata no. 4 in E minor for Solo Violin Op. 27
Semifinal
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major Op. 100
Enescu Sonata No. 3 in A minor for Violin and Piano Op. 25, “dans le caractère populaire roumain”
Wieniawski Variations on an Original Theme Op. 15
Final
Brahms Violin Concerto in D major Op. 77