Canadian pianist Kevin Chen has quickly established himself as one of the most distinctive voices of his generation, praised for his poetic sensitivity, natural eloquence, and remarkable technical command.

His international recognition is marked by consecutive wins in distinguished competitions. Most recently, in October 2025, Kevin won the second prize at the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. He is also the first-prize winner of several other competitions, namely the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition (Tel Aviv 2023), the Concours de Genève (2022), the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition (Budapest 2021), the Hilton Head International Piano Competition (2020), and the International Piano-e-Competition (Minneapolis 2019). His artistic maturity and individuality have been widely acknowledged by audiences and juries alike.

Kevin has appeared with major orchestras in North America, Europe, and Asia, including the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, the Hungarian National Orchestra, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He has been featured at international festivals such as La Roque d’Anthéron, Chopin and his Europe (Warsaw), and the Oxford Piano Festival, and has performed in leading venues including Carnegie Hall (New York), the Berliner Philharmonie, the Prinzregententheater (Munich), St. John’s Smith Square (London), and the Taipei National Concert Hall.

Born in Edmonton, Kevin began his piano studies at the age of five and soon attracted national attention, winning first place at the Canadian Music Competition at eight. He was later named one of the CBC’s “Top 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30” and one of Maclean’s magazine’s “100 Remarkable Canadians.”

He currently studies at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover with Professor Arie Vardi.