Stella Chen (born 1992) is an American violinist.[1] She was the first prize winner of the 2019 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, Belgium. She was the fourth prize winner in the senior division of the 2008 Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists in Cardiff, Wales.
Biography
Chen is a graduate of Harvard University (BA, psychology), the Juilliard School, and the New England Conservatory of Music, where she earned a master's degree.[1] She studied at Juilliard under Li Lin and Catherine Cho (DMA 2021).[2][3] From 2019 to 2023 she studied at the Kronberg Academy.[4]
Chen performed as soloist with the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony and appeared in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Vienna's Musikverein and Berliner Philharmonie.[5] She plays chamber music with Itzhak Perlman, Donald Weilerstein and Robert Levin.[6]
From 2019 to 2023, Chen played the 'Huggins' 1708 Stradivarius violin loaned from the Nippon Music Foundation[7][8] and plays the 1700 ex-Petri Stradivarius on loan from Ryuji Ueno and Rare Violins In Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative.[9]
Awards
- 2006: Fifth prize, junior division, Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France[10]
- 2008: Fourth prize, senior division, Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists, Cardiff, Wales[10]
- 2015: Recipient, Robert Levin Prize, Harvard University[4]
- 2017: Second prize Winner, Tibor Varga International Violin Competition[11]
- 2019: First prize, Queen Elisabeth Competition, Brussels, Belgium[1][9]
- 2020: Recipient, Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award[12]
- 2020: Recipient, Avery Fisher Career Grant[13]
Discography
References
- 1 2 3 Brumagne, Françoise (May 7, 2019). "Stella Chen, première lauréate". RTBF (in French). Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ↑ Channel, The Violin (February 17, 2020). "VC YOUNG ARTIST | Stella Chen – Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition 1st Prize Winner". The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ↑ Juilliard DMA
- 1 2 "Kronberg Academy: Stella Chen". Kronberg Academy (in German). Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Stella Chen, violin". San Francisco Classical Voice. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Stella Chen". New York Philharmonic. June 15, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Instrument Loan to Stella Chen | loan | News | Nippon Music Foundation". 日本音楽財団 (in Japanese). Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Die amerikanische Geigerin Stella Chen gewinnt den KEW für Violine". vrtnws.be (in German). May 26, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- 1 2 "Stella Chen". Queen Elisabeth Competition. May 24, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- 1 2 "Detail". queenelisabethcompetition.be (in French). Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Lauréats Concours de". Sion Violon musique (in French). September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Stella Chen". Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ↑ Channel, The Violin (March 25, 2020). "2 VC Artists Awarded 2020 Avery Fisher Career Development Grants". The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ↑ Evans, Bill (May 31, 2023). "Violinist Stella Chen Produces 'Interesting' Sound on Stunning Debut Album 'Stella X Schubert'". Strings Magazine. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ↑ Threasher, David (September 16, 2023). "Stella Chen: Schubert". The Strad. Retrieved September 16, 2023.