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Nan-cheng
Chen
陳南呈,Cellist
www.cellistncc.com
 Cellist
Nan-Cheng Chen’s performance was recently described as
“personable and smile-inducing” and “fine playing” by Washington
Post in 2014 and “Beautiful Tone” by New York Concert Reviews in
2011, Nan-Cheng is passionate about sharing music with music
lovers. At only age of 29, Nan-Cheng is the executive director
and founder of the New Asia Chamber Music Society (NACMS), a
member of Sonic Escape, Chen Trio, Ensemble 101, and many other
active music ensembles in New York City. An active soloist,
Nan-Cheng has collaborated with Simon Bolivar Orchestra,
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Queens Symphony Orchestra,
Metro-West Symphony, Classic Orchestra of Taichung, Quincy
Symphony and Symphony Pro Musica, which received a review that
states: “It was the kind of performance one might hear live only
once a decade”, from Worcester Telegram and Gazette.
Among Nan-Cheng’s many honors and awards are first prize in the
2010 Queens Symphony Concerto Competition, 2009 Lillian Fuchs
Chamber Music Competition, 2006 International Chamber Music
Ensemble Competition, 2005 Quincy Symphony Orchestra Concerto
Competition, 2004 Hsin-Tian Temple National Cello Competition in
Taiwan, and 2003 Metro-West Concerto Competitions. He also won
prizes in 2010 Long Island Conservatory Young Artist
Competition, 2006 Fischoff National Chamber Competition and 1999
Taiwan National Cello and Piano Competition. Nan-Cheng has also
been featured on NPR’s From The Top national radio broadcast in
2006, performing with its host, pianist Christopher O’Riley.
During the summer, Nan-Cheng has been invited to music festivals
such as Canada’s Banff Centre, Sarasota Music Festival, Heifetz
Institute, Encore School for Strings, and Kneisel Hall. He was a
guest-performing artist at Chautauqua Summer Music Festival, a
Kaplan Fellow at the Bowdoin International Music Festival and
served as a teaching artist at the Annual Music Festival of
Walnut Hill. As an educator, Nan-Cheng has given masterclasses
at Penn State University, University of Wisconsin, University of
Calgary as well as prominent universities in Panama, Colombia
and Taiwan.
A Native of Taiwan, Nan-Cheng has earned Bachelor of Music and
Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School, studying with
Joel Krosnick, renowned cellist of The Juilliard String Quartet.
Nan-Cheng Chen came to United States at the age of twelve and
attended Idyllwild Arts Academy in California, studying under
Eleonore Schoenfeld. He then entered the New England
Conservatory Preparatory Program to study with Mark Churchill
before attending the Juilliard School. Nan-Cheng is currently a
doctoral candidate at CUNY Graduate Center under the guidance of
cellist Marcy Rosen and teaches as an adjunct faculty at CUNY
Queens College.
Nan-Cheng Chen’s recent musical journeys features over a hundred
performances including several solo and chamber concert tours
throughout North American, South America, Europe and Asia.
Recent highlights including a sold-out debut with National
Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan playing the Schumann Cello
Concerto.
(July- 2017)
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