2009년 퀸 엘리자베스 국제 콩쿨에서 우승한 레이 첸(Ray Chen, 1989-    )이 바하의 샤콘느를 켰습니다.           9월 10일 아침에 방송된 NHK 화면을 찍은 첸의 사진 몇 장과 관련된 자료을 함께 올립니다.

Winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2009) and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition (2008), Ray Chen is among the most compelling young violinists today. His recent performances, including debut recitals at Kennedy Center in Washignton D.C. and the Merkin Hall in New York, have enraptured both the audiences and the critics. “Ray Chen can do pretty much anything he wants on the violin” (Anne Midgette, The Washington Post). “His whole performance was out of this world.” (Elise Simoens, De Standaard).

Born in Taiwan and raised in Australia, Ray Chen was accepted to the Curtis Institute of Music at the age of 15, where he continues to work with Aaron Rosand on expanding his repertoire. Mr. Chen plays the “Huggins” Stradivarius, on loan from The Nippon Music Foundation, and the 1721 Stradivarius known as “The Macmillan”, provided as part of the award for winning the 2008-09 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York.

Mr. Chen’s performance of Bach’s Double Violin Concerto became the much-discussed highlight of the 2009 Aspen Music Festival. Maestro Vengerov, who met Mr. Chen while serving on the jury of the Menuhin Competition, immediately engaged him to perform with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra in St. Petersburg as well as at the opening concert of the next Menuhin Competition in April 2010 in Oslo.

“I have had the pleasure of knowing Ray Chen since his triumph at the Yehudi Menuhin Competition”, says Maxim Vengerov. “Ray has proven himself to be a very pure musician with great qualities as a beautiful youthful tone, vitality and lightness. He has all the skills of a truly musical interpreter.”