Stella Chen
American violinist
Stella Chen (born 1992) is an American violinist.[ 1] Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels , Belgium in 2019; won the Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2020;[ 2] Gramophone Classical Music Awards in 2023.
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] Itzhak Perlman , Donald Weilerstein , Li Lin and Catherine Cho (DMA 2021).[ 3] [ 4] Kronberg Academy with Mihaela Martin [ro ] .[ 5]
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 .[ 6] Robert Levin .[ 7]
From 2019 to 2023, Chen played the 'Huggins' 1708 Stradivarius violin loaned from the Nippon Music Foundation [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Awards
2006: Fifth prize, junior division, Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists , Boulogne-sur-Mer, France [ 11]
2008: Fourth prize, senior division, Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists , Cardiff, Wales [ 11]
2015: Recipient, Robert Levin Prize, Harvard University [ 5]
2017: Second prize Winner, Tibor Varga International Violin Competition[ 12]
2019: First prize, Queen Elisabeth Competition , Brussels, Belgium [ 1] [ 10]
2020: Recipient, Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award[ 13]
2020: Recipient, Avery Fisher Career Grant
2023: Recipient, Young Artist of the Year, Gramophone Classical Music Awards
Discography
References
^ a b c Brumagne, Françoise (May 7, 2019). "Stella Chen, première lauréate" . RTBF (in French). 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 . ^ 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 ^ a b "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 . 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 .^ a b "Stella Chen" . Queen Elisabeth Competition . May 24, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2023 .^ a b "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 .^ 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 .
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