Tzu-yi Chen explained

Tzu-yi Chen
Native Name:陳孜怡
Birth Date:1984
Birth Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Genre:Classical
Instrument:Piano
Current Member Of:New Asia Chamber Music Society, Distinguished Concerts International New York
Website:https://www.tycpiano.com/

Tzu-yi Chen (occasional western name usage: Zoe Chen; Chinese: 陳孜怡; born 1984[1]) is a Taiwanese-American classical pianist and lecturer.

Career

Chen's 2014 solo Carnegie Hall debut, which took place in Weill Recital Hall,[2] garnered a rave review from the New York Concert Review.[3] So did her 2019 duo performance there, as half of Renaissance Duo, with pianist Lan-In Winnie Yang[4] and her 2022 appearance there in Stern Auditorium with a percussion ensemble performing an arrangement of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.[5] The presenter in all three of these Carnegie Hall appearances was Distinguished Concerts International New York.

In 2017, Chen traveled with the New Asia Chamber Music Society (NACMS) to Ascunçion as part of the closing events of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Paraguay.[6] She appears on the society's 2018 CD, Unforgettable Memories, recorded live at the Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall in New York City.[7] [8] [9] In 2020, she performed with the NACMS at the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art.[10]

Performances with professional orchestras include Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra in 1999 as part of the 20th Jie Shou Guan concert on the grounds of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei;[11] [12] Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto in D-minor, No. 3, Op. 30 with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra in 2001[13] and again in 2012;[14] Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra in 2015, superlatively reviewed;[15] and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Space Coast Symphony in 2016.[16]

She has performed at the Taiwan National Concert Hall (Taipei),[17] the Church of the Epiphany (Washington, D. C.),[18] and the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art (Auburn, Alabama) for its A Little Lunch Music series,[19] among others.

Education and Awards

Chen graduated from The Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei.[20] In 2001, she won sixth prize in the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, Young Artist division.[21] In the Fourth International Piano Competition of Mauro Paolo Monopoli in Barletta, Italy, in 2001, she shared First Absolute Prize with Roberto Corlianò.[22]

In 2006 she earned the Premier Prix in music performance from the Paris Conservatory, having studied with Jacques Rouvier and Prisca Benoit.

In 2009, Chen completed requirements for the Solistenexamen (Soloist Exam) course of study at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, studying under Michael Uhde.[23] That same year, Chen won fourth prize in the IX Darmstadt International Chopin Piano Competition.[24]

From 2011-2013, while living in Columbus, Georgia, Chen studied with Van Cliburn International Piano Competition winner Alexander Kobrin at Columbus State University's Schwob School of Music, earning the Artist Diploma.[25] While a student there, in 2013 she was among 133 pianists worldwide to be invited by the Van Cliburn competition to audition for its 14th edition.[26] In 2014, she won the scholarship competition of the Atlanta Pro-Mozart Society.[27]

In 2015 at the seventh annual Liszt-Garrison Festival & International Piano Competition in Baltimore, Chen won the Béla Bartók Award, shared second place in the Artist Category with Sejeong Jeong and shared a special Franz Liszt prize with Sarah Mi-Eun Kim.[28]

In 2023, Chen published Departure, Conflict, and Rebirth in the Musical Language of Franz Liszt, a dissertation for the Doctor of Musical Arts she earned at the University of Maryland. There, she studied under Bradford Gowen.[29]

Personal Life

Chen was born in Taipei, Taiwan. On January 13, 2024, she married Jason Shurb in Taipei.[30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 184. Tzu-Yi Chen 陳孜怡 . 11 May 2024 . Taiwanese American History . 11 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511211856/https://taiwaneseamericanhistory.org/blog/184-tzu-yi-chen-%e9%99%b3%e5%ad%9c%e6%80%a1/ . live .
  2. Web site: Chen . Tzu-yi . 7 August 2014 . CSU Pianist Alumna to Perform at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall . 2024-05-11 . Columbus State University News . 2024-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511203605/https://news.columbusstate.edu/posts/csu-pianist-alumna-to-perform-at-carnegie-s-weill-recital-hall/ . live .
  3. Web site: Daykin . Frank . 2014-10-14 . Distinguished Concerts International New York presents Tzu-Yi Chen in Review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510200949/https://nyconcertreview.com/reviews/distinguished-concerts-international-new-york-presents-tzu-yi-chen-in-review/ . 2024-05-10 . 2024-05-10 . New York Concert Review Inc. . en-US.
  4. Web site: Daykin . Frank . 2019-04-15 . Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) Artist Series presents Renaissance Duo: Tzu-Yi Zoe Chen and Lan-In Winnie Yang in Review . 2024-05-10 . New York Concert Review Inc. . en-US . 2024-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240330225837/https://nyconcertreview.com/reviews/distinguished-concerts-international-new-york-dciny-artist-series-presents-renaissance-duo-tzu-yi-zoe-chen-and-lan-in-winnie-yang-in-review/ . live .
  5. Web site: Williams . Jeffrey . 2022-06-09 . Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents Carmina Burana in Review . 2024-05-10 . New York Concert Review Inc. . en-US . 2024-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510200948/https://nyconcertreview.com/reviews/distinguished-concerts-international-new-york-dciny-presents-carmina-burana-in-review/ . live .
  6. Web site: 5 December 2017 . Grupo de la New Asia Chamber Music Society actuará en Paraguay . live . 5 May 2024 . ABC Color . 10 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510200948/https://www.abc.com.py/espectaculos/musica/grupo-de-la-new-asia-chamber-music-society-actuara-en-paraguay-1655393.html .
  7. Unforgettable Memories Album . 27 May 2019 . Video . en . 2024-05-10 . New Asia Chamber Music Society . 2024-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510214801/https://www.facebook.com/NewAsiaCMS/videos/unforgettable-memories-album/2333106656779906/ . live .
  8. Web site: 4 May 2018 . New Asia Chamber Music Society 'Unforgettable Memories' Concert at Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Music Center . live . 2024-05-10 . Ministry of Culture Taipei Cultural Center in New York . en . 2024-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510214756/https://tccny.moc.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=789&s=22653 .
  9. Web site: 10 May 2024 . NACMS Debut Album: Unforgettable Memories . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190620031252/https://newasiacms.org/album/nacms-debut-album-unforgettable-memories . 20 June 2019 . New Asia Chamber Music Society.
  10. Web site: 12 December 2020 . New Asia Chamber Music Society, National Museum of Asian Art . live . 11 May 2024 . Smithsonian . 11 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511223350/https://www.si.edu/es/object/new-asia-chamber-music-society%3Ayt_T0kGSv6Ywh4 .
  11. Web site: 10 September 1988 . 第二十次介壽館音樂會 (The 20th Jie Shou Guan Concert) . 20 May 2024 . Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan).
  12. Web site: September 1999 . 介壽館音樂會 (Jie Shou Guan Concert) . 20 May 2024 . GPI 政府出版品資訊網 (Government Publications International Network).
  13. Web site: 音樂人才庫成果音樂會「初夏．啟程5.0」即日起開放會員免費索票 . 14 May 2024 . National Center for Traditional Arts . 16 January 2024 . 20 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520154112/https://www.ncfta.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=4480&sms=11892&s=189072 . live .
  14. Web site: 13 June 2012 . 文化部第五屆音樂人才庫林奕汎、卓家萱及陳孜怡「初夏．啟程5.0」經典演出 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628165425/https://www.ncfta.gov.tw/information_108_43115.html . 28 June 2022 . 18 May 2024 . National Center for Traditional Arts.
  15. Web site: 29 March 2015 . 陳孜怡用鋼琴撼動高雄樂迷 喝彩聲不絕 . 14 May 2024 . Central News Agency . 30 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240330225904/https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/201503290288.aspx . live .
  16. Web site: 'Unplayable' Concerto February 6 in Suntree . 14 May 2024 . Space Coast Symphony Orchestra . 26 January 2016 . 20 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020130119/https://spacecoastsymphony.org/unplayable-concerto-february-6-suntree/ . live .
  17. Web site: 2016 Jul.-Dec. Program . 11 May 2024 . National Performing Arts Center . 11 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511195350/https://edm.npac-ntch.org/downloadfile/2016program-7-12-new4.pdf . live .
  18. Web site: 30 November 2021 . Pianist Tzu-yi Chen: November 30, 2021 . 11 May 2024 . YouTube Epiphany Tuesday Concerts . 11 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511152251/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6A6S5kfKs0 . live .
  19. Web site: Okamato . Sandra . 13 September 2012 . CSU graduate assistant Tzu-yi Chen performs in Auburn today . live . 11 May 2024 . Ledger-Enquirer . 21 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240421035748/https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/latest-news/article29240098.html .
  20. Web site: Tsai . Yu-chen . 11 July 2018 . Pianist Tzu-yi Chen's musical philosophy and life . 13 May 2024 . Taiwanese Association of America Greater Washington Chapter . 5 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210805055446/https://www.taagwc.org/2018-July-NewsLetter/89890004 . live .
  21. Web site: Bachauer 2021 International Junior & Young Artists Competition . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240421040541/https://bachauer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021Competition-JuniorAndYourngArtists-Program-7.pdf . 21 April 2024 . 12 May 2024 . Bachauer.
  22. Web site: The Previous Winners of Mpm Prize . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929231137/https://www.culturaemusica.it/public/wordpress/?page_id=371&lang=en . 29 September 2023 . 11 May 2024 . Associazione Artistsico - Culturale, Cultura e Musica, G. Curci.
  23. Web site: 2013 Finalists . 19 May 2024 . Paderewski Music Society . 20 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520154109/https://paderewskimusicsociety.org/2013-finalists . live .
  24. Web site: Chopin Piano Competitions in Darmstadt . 11 May 2024 . Chopin-Gesellschaft . 21 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221021014926/https://chopin-gesellschaft.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CHOPIN-PIANO-COMPETITIONS-IN-DARMSTADT_rev2019.pdf . live .
  25. Web site: Chen . Tzu-yi . TZU-YI CHEN ~ 陳孜怡 . live . 11 May 2024 . Academia . 11 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511203313/https://umd.academia.edu/TzuYiChen/CurriculumVitae .
  26. Web site: 7 February 2013 . Student Pianists from CSU Invited to Audition for Van Cliburn Competition . live . 12 May 2024 . Columbus State University News . 20 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520154110/https://news.columbusstate.edu/posts/student-pianists-from-csu-invited-to-audition-for-van-cliburn-competition/ .
  27. Web site: Scholarship Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511164903/http://www.mozartatlanta.com/scholarship_winners.html . 2024-05-11 . 2024-05-10 . www.mozartatlanta.com.
  28. Web site: American Liszt Society Baltimore-Washington Chapter, Nancy Roldán, President, is pleased to present the Liszt-Garrison Festival & International Piano Competition Winners, October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160409012412/http://lisztgarrisoncompetition.org/lg/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/PRESS-RELEASE-Liszt-Garrison-Winners-October-2015.pdf . 9 April 2016 . 11 May 2024 . Liszt-Garrison Competition.
  29. Web site: Chen . Tzu-yi . 2023 . Departure, Conflict, and Rebirth in the Musical Language of Franz Liszt . live . 2024-05-10 . ProQuest . en . 2024-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511230056/https://www.proquest.com/docview/2871567810?sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses . .
  30. Web site: 7 January 2024 . 台語堂禮拜程序 主後 2024 年 1 月 7 日上午 10 點 (Taiwanese worship service program A.D. January 7, 2024 at 10 am) . 28 May 2024 . 台灣基督長老教會台北東門教會 (East Gate Presbyterian Church).

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