Mr. Che-Yen Chen This is Me

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1. 1. boxoffice.mainlymozart.org

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   Che-Yen Chen, viola, is Principal Violist of the San Diego Symphony.He began studying violin at the age of six and switched to viola a year later.A four-time winner of the National Viola Competition in Taiwan, he came to the U.S. at age 14 and was accepted to the Curtis Institute of Music.During the 1999-2000 season, Mr. Chen joined the Florida Orchestra as Principal Viola.He was a member of the award-winning Avalon String Quartet for three seasons, and held a faculty position at Indiana University-South Bend.He won first prize winner of the 2003 William Primrose Viola Competition and the "President Prize" of the 2003 Lionel Tertis Viola Competition.Mr. Chen is a founding member of Formosa Quartet.

2. 2. Mainly Mozart - Featured Artists

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   CHE-YEN CHEN, VIOLAA four-time winner of the National Viola Competition in Taiwan, Che-Yen Chen studied at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music.He has been Principal Viola of the San Diego Symphony since 2005.Mr. Chen is First Prize winner of the 2003 William Primrose Viola Competition and "Yuri Bashmet Prize" winner of the 2003 Lionel Tertis Viola Competition.Mr. Chen received his Master of Music degree and String Quartet Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School.He is a former member of the award-winning Avalon String Quartet.Mr. Chen serves as Principal Viola of the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra.

3. 3. www.mimirfestival.org

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   Che-Yen Chen, Viola
   
   Che-Yen Chen began studying viola at the age of six and is a four-time winner of the National Viola Competition in Taiwan.Che-Yen, also known as Brian, came to the United States and studied at The Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School.He was a member of the award-winning Avalon String Quartet, and he held a faculty position at Indiana University-South Bend, where he taught viola and chamber music.Chen holds the principal viola position of the San Diego Symphony.He captured the first prize of the 2003 William Primrose Viola Competition and President Prize of the 2003 Lionel Tertis Viola Competition.He will make his New York concerto debut with the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra as the winner of NASO Concerto Competition.Chen has performed throughout the United States and abroad in venues such as Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jordon Hall, Library of Congress, Kimmel Center, Taiwan National Concert Hall, Wigmore Hall and Snape Malting Concert Hall.