Stella Chen

Praised for her “silken grace” and “brilliant command” (The Strad), American violinist Stella Chen first gained international recognition as the winner of the 2019 Queen Elizabeth International Violin Competition, followed by an Avery Fisher Career Grant and Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award. Her critically acclaimed debut album Stella x Schubert, released in 2023 earned her the Young Artist of the Year title at the Gramophone Awards. Her most recent release is the Beethoven and Barber Violin Concertos with Jean-Jacques Kantorow and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (2026), also on the Apple-owned Platoon label.

Ms. Chen has performed as soloist with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, among others. She appears frequently with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, both in New York and on tour. During the 2025–26 season, Ms. Chen made concerto debuts with the Vancouver, Cincinnati, and Antwerp Symphony orchestras, and toured with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. A dedicated chamber musician, Ms. Chen has been featured at festivals including the Kronberg Academy, Moritzburg Festival, Ravinia, Seattle Chamber Music Society, Perlman Music Program, Music@Menlo, Bridgehampton, Rockport, and Sarasota Music Festivals.

Ms. Chen is the inaugural recipient of the Robert Levin Award from Harvard University, where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in psychology. Stella received her doctorate from the Juilliard School, where she was recently appointed to the College and Pre-College Division Faculty. Stella also serves on the faculty of the Nume Festival in Italy as well as previously a Visiting Associate Professor at the Shenandoah Conservatory.

Ms. Chen performs on the “General Kyd” 1720 Stradivarius, generously on loan from Dr. Ryuji Ueno and Rare Violins In Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative.