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Stella Chen

Violin
2023 Young Artist of the Year, Gramophone Awards

  • Praised for her “silken grace” and “brilliant command” (The Strad), American violinist Stella Chen first gained international recognition as the winner of the 2019 Queen Elizabeth International Violin Competition. Her critically acclaimed debut album Stella x Schubert, released in 2023 on Apple Music’s Platoon label, earned her the Young Artist of the Year title at the Gramophone Awards.

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  • Chen has performed across North America, Europe, and Asia in concerto, recital, and chamber music settings. She recently made debuts with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and the Orchestra of St. Luke's. Her performances have taken her to some of the world’s most iconic venues, including the Vienna Musikverein, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and Berlin Philharmonie. She appears frequently with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, both in New York and on tour.


    Highlights of Chen’s 2025–26 season include concerto debuts with the Vancouver Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, and Antwerp Symphony orchestras, and an American tour with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, including a performance at Carnegie Hall. She appears in recital and chamber music performances at La Jolla Music Society, Chamber Music San Francisco, and leads a residency at San Francisco Conservatory. 


    A dedicated chamber musician, Chen has been featured at festivals including the Kronberg Academy, Moritzburg Festival, Ravinia, Seattle Chamber Music Society, Perlman Music Program, Music@Menlo, Bridgehampton, Rockport, and Sarasota Music Festival, where she returned as faculty in 2025.


    Chen is the inaugural recipient of the Robert Levin Award from Harvard University, where she was mentored and inspired by Robert Levin. Her teachers and mentors have included Donald Weilerstein, Itzhak Perlman, Miriam Fried, Li Lin, and Catherine Cho. She received her doctorate from the Juilliard School, where she was recently appointed to the College Division String Faculty. She also serves as Visiting Assistant Professor at the Shenandoah Conservatory and is on the faculty of the Nume Festival and Academy in Cortona, Italy.


    Chen performs on the “General Kyd” 1720 Stradivarius, generously on loan from Dr. Ryuji Ueno and Rare Violins In Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative.

    2025-26 season / 342 words. Not to be altered without permission.

Performances

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Concerto Repertoire

Bach


Violin Concerto in A minor


Violin Concerto in E major


Double Concerto in D minor


 


Barber


Violin Concerto, Op. 14


 


Bartok


Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112


 


Berg


Violin Concerto 


 


Beethoven


Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 


Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56


 


Brahms


Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77


 


Bruch


Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 26


 


Dvorak


Violin Concerto in a minor, Op. 53 


 


Elgar


Violin Concerto in b minor, Op. 61


 


Khatchaturian


Violin Concerto in D Major


 


Korngold


Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35


 


Mendelssohn


Violin Concerto in e minor, Op. 64


 


Mozart


Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat Major, K. 207


Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218


Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219


Sinfonia Concertante in E flat Major, K. 364


 


Piazzolla


Four Seasons of Buenos Aires  


 


Prokofiev


Violin Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 63


 


Saint-Saens


Violin Concerto No. 3 in b minor, Op. 61 


 


Shostakovich


Violin Concerto No. 1 in a minor, Op. 77


 


Sibelius


Humoresques (complete)


Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47


 


Tchaikovsky


Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35


 


Vieuxtemps


Violin Concerto No. 5, Op. 37


 


Vivaldi


The Four Seasons 


 


Walton


Violin Concerto 


 


Widmann


Violin Concerto No. 2 

Recital Programs

2025/2026


Schubert: Violin Sonata in A Major, D. 574 "Grand Duo"


Stravinsky: Divertimento for violin and piano


Intermission


Ruth Crawford Seeger: Sonata for violin and piano


Strauss: Violin Sonata in E flat Major, Op. 18


 


2026/2027


Program 1


Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat Major


Stravinsky: Divertimento for violin and piano


Intermission

Jonathan Cziner: “Solaris” (2023)


Ruth Crawford Seeger: Sonata for violin and piano

Ravel: Tzigane


 


Program 2


Schubert: Violin Sonata in A Major, D. 574 "Grand Duo"


Grażyna Bacewicz: Partita for violin and piano


Intermission


Robert Paterson: Adagio for Solo Violin (written for Adam Abeshouse) (2021) 


Eleanor Alberga: No-Man-Land’s Lullaby 


Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 13


 


Program 3


Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75


Ysaÿe: Caprice d'après l'étude en forme de valse de Saint-Saëns


Intermission 


Ysaÿe: Solo Violin Sonata No. 5 in G Major, Op. 27 "Mathieu Crickboom"


Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major 


Gershwin: An American in Paris arr. Heifetz 

'Her graceful, singing line, gleaming tone, and breathtaking use of pianissimo made the Tully Hall crowd sit bolt upright.'

Musical America

'The combination of her gleaming tone and staggering technique makes for music that commands attention at every moment… There's no shortage of chills-engendering playing...'

Textura

Intermusica represents Stella Chen worldwide as part of Intermusica New York

Martin Wittenberg
Director, Intermusica New York
+1 (719) 200-6426
mwittenberg@intermusica.com

Rachel Feldhaus
Associate Artist Manager, Intermusica New York
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Jessica Barra
Artist Manager (Representation in Europe and selected territories)
+44 20 7608 9942
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Contralto

Avery Amereau

Actor / Narrator

Amira Casar

Chansonnier

HK Gruber

Harpsichord

Richard Egarr

Piano accompanist

Roger Vignoles