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“Ray Chen can do pretty much anything he wants on the violin.”

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“The musicianship of Ray Chen is just as exciting as that of Gustavo Dudamel. He seems to have it all: instantly recognizable tone, charismatic personality and musical authority unusual for his age.”

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Ray Chen’s Hong Kong Début

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One of the most compelling young violinists of today, Ray Chen burst into the international scene in 2009 when he won the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition at the age of 20, playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto (as well as a sonata and an unpublished concerto that he had to learn in a week). Invitations from around the world immediately followed: collaborations with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Daniel Harding and Maxim Vengerov, appearances at the Moscow Rostropovich Festival, Verbier, Ravinia and Aspen Music Festivals, recitals in the world's major cities, and an exclusive recording contract with Sony Classical. Chen plays the 1721 “Macmillan” Stradivarius, provided as part of the award for winning the 2008/09 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York. Don’t miss his Hong Kong début with Hong Kong Sinfonietta! :;OmQ Website http://raychenviolin.com/

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