Stella Chen

Stella Chen (born 1992) is an American violinist.^[1] 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.^[1] As of 2020, she studies at Juilliard under Li Lin and at the Kronberg Academy.^[2]

Chen currently plays the 'Huggins' 1708 Stradivarius violin loaned from the Nippon Music Foundation.^[3]

2006: Fifth prize, junior division, Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France^[4]
2008: Fourth prize, senior division, Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists, Cardiff, Wales^[4]
2015: Recipient, Robert Levin Prize, Harvard University^[5]
2017: Second prize Winner, Tibor Varga International Violin Competition^[6]
2019: First prize, Queen Elisabeth Competition, Brussels, Belgium^[1]
2020: Recipient, Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award^[7]
2020: Recipient, Avery Fisher Career Grant^[8]

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^ "2020 Lincoln Center Awards for Emerging Artists". Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
^ Channel, The Violin (2020-03-25). "2 VC Artists Awarded 2020 Avery Fisher Career Development Grants". The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009. Retrieved 2020-06-01.