Celine Chen, 17, was instinctively drawn to the piano and began playing at the age of 4. Celine has won countless accolades in numerous piano competitions, including the International Grande Music Competition, the LANSUM International Music Competition, the Seattle International Piano Competition, the Glory International Music Competition, the International Enkor Piano Competition, the James Ramos International Piano Competition, the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, and the Grand Virtuoso International Competition. More recently, she placed in the International Piano Competition Paderewski in Memoriam, the Russian Rhapsody International Youth Competition, the Chopin Avenue Piano Competition, the Spotlight International Competition, and the Celia Mendez Young Pianist’s Beethoven Competition.

She was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in the winter of 2017 after receiving the top prize in the International Music Talent American Protege Competition. The WPTA Finland International Music Competition, similarly, invited her to an intensive piano lesson with Steinway Artist Elena Nesterenko. She has continuously worked with other world-renowned pianists, as well, including Robert Thies, Christopher O’Riley, Kary Kramer, Lucinda Carver, Craig Richey, Thomas Lymenstull, Elvin S. Rodriguez, Daniel Shapiro, Karen Taylor, Christopher Harding, Melinda Baird, Ruth Morrow, Tony Weinstein, and Paul Roberts.

An avid chamber musician, Celine was chosen to tour various cities in Europe as a debut artist, participating in masterclasses with Petr Jiříkovský and Avedis Kouyoumdjian. She also had the chance to participate in Composers Direct!, performing compositions by Esther Ollivier. Recently, she was part of MTAC Friends of Today’s Music, recording commissioned work Beads of Sunlight by Augusta Read Thomas for a world premiere.