Chen Yihan Explained

Yihan Chen
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Birth Place:Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Genre:Classical
Occupation:Composer, musician

Yihan Chen (; born 1994) is a Chinese pianist and composer living in Plainfield, Indiana.

Biography

He made his debut concert at Hilbert Circle Theater, Indianapolis, on February 26, 2006. At 15 years old, he had written compositions including piano solos and sonatas, piano concerto, string trios and quartets, music for jazz band, concert band and full orchestra. After being in the U.S. for only five months, Chen won both the Young Artist Competition sponsored by the New World Youth Orchestras and Young Composer's Contest sponsored by the University of Indianapolis, and appeared on the front page of The Indianapolis Star, The Lebanon Reporter, Hendricks County Flyer, and Plainfield magazine.[1]

In January 2010, Chen won the senior division of the same competition. In December 2007, he won the Young Artist Competition sponsored by the Carmel Symphony Orchestra.[2]

Chen won the IMTA Hoosier Auditions and the IMTA composition competition in 2008 and 2009, respectively. He has appeared at the Honors Recital of Indiana University Piano Academy for four consecutive years and has won first place of the duet competition in 2008 with Brook Zhang. Chen is the First Prize Winner of the 2010 Young Artist Piano Concerto Competition co-sponsored by the Paducah Symphony Orchestra and Murray State University.

Works

2010

2009

  1. Dreamscapes [梦境]
  1. Whim [心血来潮]
  1. Reverie [冥想]
  1. Delusion [欺骗]

2008

2007

2006

  1. Prelude [前奏曲]
  1. Prelude [前奏曲]
  1. Prelude [前奏曲]

2005

  1. 水之魅 [Charm of Water]
  1. 草之秀 [Grace of Grass]
  1. 雪山之神 [Goddess of Snow Mountain]
  1. 理想境界 [An Ideal World]

2004

2003

  1. 银色的世界 [A Silver World]
  1. 平安夜 [Christmas Eve]
  1. 永恒的爱 [Everlasting Love]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coggeshall. Wade. The Piano Prodigy » Archive » News From Terre Haute, Indiana. archive.today/Tribstar.com. 11 June 2017. 3 January 2008. dead. https://archive.today/20130204202911/http://www.tribstar.com/statenews/cnhinsall_story_002162604.html. 4 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Jones. Shawn. Past Winners. Carmel Symphony Orchestra. 11 June 2017. en-gb. https://web.archive.org/web/20170521060931/http://www.carmelsymphony.org/education-community/young-artist-competition/past-winners. 21 May 2017. dead.