Chen SA

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Early experience

Chen SA, known as "one of the most dazzling performers of his generation" by London classical FM radio, has been warmly welcomed in Europe, China, Japan, the United States and Poland. Her first significant performance was in 1996, when the 16-year-old Chen SA appeared in the final stage of the Leeds piano competition. The final was conducted by Sir Simon later and played by the Birmingham City Symphony Orchestra, which was broadcast on BBC television.

Acting experience

Born in an art family in Chongqing, China, Chen Sa's mother is a dancer and her father is a horn player. Under her father's enlightenment, she began to learn music at the age of six and first came into contact with violin. She studied piano at the age of seven and studied under Professor Dan Zhaoyi at the age of nine. In 1994, he won the first prize in the youth group of the first China International Piano Competition and the best performance award of Chinese works. In 1996, she became the youngest winner in the history of Leeds piano competition; the next year, she entered the Guildhall School of music drama in London with the highest scholarship invitation to study with Professor Joanne Havel and finished her master's degree as a performer four years later. In 2000, she won the fourth place in the 14th Chopin International Piano Competition held in Warsaw, Poland, and the best performance award of Polish dance music; and she won the crystal award in the 2005 van cleben piano competition in the United States. Chensa began to settle down in 2001 and further study in the school of music and drama in Hanover, Germany. She graduated from Professor Ali wadi in 2007 and obtained a doctor's degree as a performer.

Since 2001, Chensa has been invited to perform with many important orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the West German Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra in Cologne, Germany, the French Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Stockholm, Sweden, the NHK Symphony Orchestra of Japan, and the China Philharmonic Orchestra The conductors of the cooperation include Sir Simon Rattle, Zheng Mingxun, Xie Miao bichkov, Fabio Lewis, Vassily pacheck and Tang Muhai, Shaon, Yu Long, etc.

So far, Chensa has held concerts in more than 20 countries, and has performed in many music cities and centers, such as New York (Carnegie Hall), Washington, D.C. (Kennedy Center), London (Barbican center, wigmer hall, Purcell hall, cardogan Hall); Warsaw (Philharmonic Hall); Milan (Verdi Hall); Berlin Lin (Philharmonic Hall); Zurich (City Hall Concert Hall); Linz (Bruckner Hall); Boston (Boston Symphony Hall); Sydney (Sydney Opera House); Tokyo (sandley Hall), etc.

As a soloist who is also keen on chamber music, Chensa keeps constant cooperation with many outstanding musicians. He has cooperated and toured with Gideon Kramer and Natalia Gutman for many times and appeared on the stage of many music festivals, including the famous Schleswig Holstein Music Festival in Germany, Ruhr Piano Music Festival, lokenhaus chamber music festival in Austria and AIX Music Festival in Provence in France.

In China, Chen SA and the famous violinist LV Siqing jointly act as the image ambassador of the Beijing National Grand Theatre's annual "may Music Festival", and often perform with foreign artists and art groups invited by the festival.

Main works

Release a record

Chen Sa's first studio album "impression of Chopin" and "complete Chopin waltz" were released by JVC and IMC in Japan in 2001 and 2006 respectively. After many years of being out of print, Chopin impression has become one of the most popular records in the international second-hand record auction market. In 2005, France's Harmonia Mundi released a live recording collection of her competition in kleiben around the world. Her SACD series "Chopin Piano Concerto album" and "Russian solo works collection" were released in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Chopin's Piano Concerto album has been highly praised by European and American media and won many awards. London classical FM named this album as the best record of the month, and commented that (her performance) was "a performance from the bottom of the soul", and called Chensa "one of the most dazzling performers of her generation".

British BBC music magazine also gave Chensa high praise, saying that her performance is just like Chopin's "fusion of skill and poetry". Until now, this record is still hot in the European and American markets. There is another story about the birth of this record: for a long time, Wuyin company has been looking for a suitable Chinese Artist as a recording candidate. Until 2007, someone recommended Chen SA, the winner of crystal award in cleben piano competition, to the record company. Wuyin record company didn't make a decision immediately. Instead, it asked the judges about Chen Sa's evaluation, and gave Chen Sa's winning live records to some conductor masters for advice. After hearing their praise for Chen SA, the artistic director of Wuyin company, Mr. job maarse, immediately decided to sign Chen SA. After that, Wuyin company signed a three-year recording contract with Chen SA, and soon released Chopin's Complete Piano Concerto all over the world. Her solo album "Russian solo works" and another Concerto album "Grieg and Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2" were published in 2011. At the beginning of 2015, Chen Sa's latest album "Qinhuai" was also her first Oriental Chinese theme work in her acting career. The album was released by the Swedish bis company all over the world, covering modern Chinese solo and Concerto works. After its publication, the album has been highly praised by the music industry and music fans. The BBC music magazine even praised it as "the most interesting and successful modern Chinese music album ever heard". The latest solo album Debussy 24 preludes was independently produced by Chensa studio in 2017.

social activities

In 2007, Chen SA was invited by the world bank and the Norwegian government to perform the "call for green multimedia Concerto" with the Chinese National Symphony Orchestra in Beijing as an example and support for one of its important environmental protection projects. She also often visits special education schools in China and performs for students with hearing impairment who are recovering their hearing, sharing the wonders of music. On April 22, 2015, she was invited to perform on "global citizen Earth Day" in Washington, USA. as the only classical artist, she appealed to the audience of 20000 for the necessity of environmental protection and energy conservation.

Award winning record

Chen SA is a Steinway artist. She was listed in Tokyo's famous "100 Great pianists of the 20th century" series, and is also the focus on the cover of the inaugural issue of gramophone magazine (Chinese version). In 2009, she was selected by French fashion magazine as one of the top ten Chinese artists of the same year. In 2010, on the occasion of Chopin's 200th birthday, the Polish government awarded Chopin art passport to Chensa in recognition of her outstanding performance and contribution in Chopin music.

In 2010, on the occasion of Chopin's 200th birthday, the Polish government awarded Chensa Chopin an art passport to reward her achievements and contributions in promoting Chopin's music. Chen SA is a Steinway artist. As the only female, Chen SA was selected by French fashion magazine as one of the top ten Chinese artists in 2009.

Character evaluation

Chen SA is steady, warm and generous, and her timbre has a sense of hierarchy; she is tactful to the form, giving people a sense of atmosphere and highlighting her personality charm.

Chen Sa's teacher in Germany and Israeli piano educator Ali wadi once commented that the Chinese were born to play Chopin, and their temperament was close to Chopin. In fact, as Ali wadi said, among the Chinese pianists, outstanding Chopin performers have always emerged one after another. Among the older generation of pianists, there is a master FU Cong who carries the tripod, while among the younger generation, Chen SA, who was once supported by Mr. Meng Fu Cong, is the best.

Chen SA once said: "Chopin is like a friend." Her vivid and transparent timbre and romantic music temperament are also interlinked with Chopin's temperament. Chen SA began to hold concerts around the world after she became famous. Chopin's works are still one of her reserved composers. Chopin's performance "combines skill and poetry", which is unusual, unique and precious. All the audience who have heard Chen SA play Chopin will never forget and think that Chen SA really deserves the title of "one of the best Chopin performers in China today".

Chensa... Let you feel the beauty of lyricism, at the same time, show an underground volcano like enthusiasm and endless desire for music. You can feel a kind of inner struggle and solemn drama in Chensa's performance, especially in the climax of the song. Attila csampai, a famous German music critic

Chen... In the slow movement (Mozart) heartfelt show of compassion... Calm... An unforgettable performance. Patrick shepherd, a famous New Zealand music critic

"One of the most dazzling performers of my generation" "Deduction from the soul". London classical FM

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