Eric Chen, 19, Taiwan / USA, performing Franck's Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV. 8, Ben moderato: Recitativo-Fantasia at the Menuhin Competition #Richmond2021 Senior Semi-Finals.
Pianist: Dina Vainshtein
Eric Charles Chen, born in Princeton, New Jersey, began his violin studies at four years old. He currently studies with Donald Weilerstein at the New England Conservatory and is also mentored by Stefan Jackiw. At nine years old, he had his first solo performance with the Livingston Orchestra and was accepted to Juilliard Pre-College where he began his studies with Naoko Tanaka and later studied with Cho-Liang Lin. Eric has received 1st Prize at the 2019 Cooper International Competition, the 2017 Juilliard Pre-College Concerto Competition and the First Sylvia Lee Young Violinist Competition in Taipei.
Founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983, the Menuhin Competition is the world's leading international competition for young violinists. The Competition attracts hundreds of entries from countries across the globe, choosing only 44 of the world’s very best young violinists to participate. Held every two years in a different world city the Competition discovers, encourages and nurtures exceptionally talented young musicians from all corners of the world under the age of 22 years to develop into the next generation of great artists.
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