Eastman School of Music violinist Junheng Chen will perform a concert in the Living Room of George Eastman's historic mansion.
Junheng Chen, violin
Chen Liang, piano
About the Musician
Winner of South Florida Young Artist Competition (2016) and the Zodiac Chamber Music Competition (France, 2016), Junheng Chen started her violin study at the age of eight with Biwu Yuan. From age ten to
twelve, she won many prizes in several municipal and provincial competitions, including the Pugongying National Youth instrumental Competition, the 11th Violin Competition at Wuhan Conservatory of Music, and the Qingyang Cup Violin Competition. At the age of thirteen, she began to study with Professor Song Peng at the Affiliated Middle School of Wuhan Conservatory of Music, where she served as the concertmaster of the youth orchestra. In 2013, Chen went to Lynn University Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Guillermo Figueroa for her undergraduate study. In 2015, she won the second place (alternate) of Florida State MTNA Young Artist Competition, the third prize of the Big Arts Classical Music Scholarship Competition, and honorable mention of the Rising Star International Music Competition. In 2018, Chen served as the concertmaster of the MFSO at the Chautauqua Institution. Chen has been to a lot of music festivals such as Grate Wall Academy (2010, 2011), Shanghai Baroque Music Festival (2011, 2012), Bowdoin International Music Festival (2015), Zodiac Music Festival and Academy (2016), Mozarteum International Summer Academy (2016), and Chautauqua Institution (2018). Chen is now pursuing her master’s degree with Professor Mikhail Kopelman at the Eastman School of Music.