Stella Chen
Stella Chen is an American violinist. 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 the Juilliard School and the New England Conservatory of Music, where she earned a master's degree. As of 2020, she studies at Juilliard under Li Lin and Catherine Cho and at the Kronberg Academy.
Chen currently plays the 'Huggins' 1708 Stradivarius violin loaned from the Nippon Music Foundation.Awards
- 2006: Fifth prize, junior division, Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
- 2008: Fourth prize, senior division, Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists, Cardiff, Wales
- 2015: Recipient, Robert Levin Prize, Harvard University
- 2017: Second prize Winner, Tibor Varga International Violin Competition
- 2019: First prize, Queen Elisabeth Competition, Brussels, Belgium
- 2020: Recipient, Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award
- 2020: Recipient, Avery Fisher Career Grant
