
Junyan Chen
Junyan Chen was born in Shanghai in 2000 and began her piano studies at the age of six with William Chen at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music’s Middle School. She is currently studying for a Bachelor’s degree with Joanna MacGregor at the Royal Academy of Music, supported by a full scholarship from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) and a generous anonymous donor.
Junyan worked with the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017, Academy Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner in 2019 and she has subsequently performed in many concert halls in China, including the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall, Shanghai Hall, Guangzhou Grand Theatre and Xiamen Concert Hall.
Competition successes include at the 2018 City of Vigo International Piano Competition in Spain, where she was the winner of the Silver Medal, People’s Choice Award, Best Spanish Composition Performance Award and City Award. In 2016, Junyan was the winner of all of the piano categories at the Osaka International Music Competition in Japan. She also won the prestigious Osaka Prefecture Governor’s Award and the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna Award.
Junyan Chen was born in Shanghai in 2000 and began her piano studies at the age of six with William Chen at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music’s Middle School. She is currently studying for a Bachelor’s degree with Joanna MacGregor at the Royal Academy of Music, supported by a full scholarship from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) and a generous anonymous donor.
Junyan worked with the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017, Academy Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner in 2019 and she has subsequently performed in many concert halls in China, including the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall, Shanghai Hall, Guangzhou Grand Theatre and Xiamen Concert Hall.
Competition successes include at the 2018 City of Vigo International Piano Competition in Spain, where she was the winner of the Silver Medal, People’s Choice Award, Best Spanish Composition Performance Award and City Award. In 2016, Junyan was the winner of all of the piano categories at the Osaka International Music Competition in Japan. She also won the prestigious Osaka Prefecture Governor’s Award and the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna Award.