Han Chen
piano
Han Chen is a pianist known for his dynamic performances and wide-ranging repertoire. He was the Gold Medalist at the 2013 China International Piano Competition and a prizewinner at the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition. Chen’s discography includes four solo recordings on the Naxos label, featuring music by Franz Liszt, Anton Rubinstein, Thomas Adès, and György Ligeti’s complete piano études, which was selected by Alex Ross of The New Yorker as a “Notable Classical Recording of 2023.”
Chen has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the Calgary Philharmonic, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, China Symphony Orchestra, and the Xiamen Philharmonic. He has performed internationally as a solo recitalist and is a core member of Ensemble Échappé. He also performs regularly with the Metropolis Ensemble. In 2021, Chen launched Migration Music, an ongoing series of performances and interviews with immigrant composers.
Chen has studied with Yoheved Kaplinsky, Wha Kyung Byun, and Ursula Oppens at The Juilliard School, New England Conservatory, and the CUNY Graduate Center.