One of the most distinctive pianists of his generation in Taiwan, PianistChun-Chieh Yen enjoys a vibrant career of performing and teaching across Europe, US, and Asia. Mr.Yen has performed with many of the world’s major orchestras such as the Russian National Orchestra, Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, and the Taiwan Philharmonic. He also enjoyed collaborations with conductors including Mikhail Pletnev, HenryMazer, UriMayer, Shao-Chia Lü, and Günther Herbig.

Mr.Yen’s debut album on Universal earned him the award of Best Classical Performer at the 19th Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan. In recent seasons Mr.Yen has completed different projects in concerts including performing Chopin complete 27 Etudes in one recital; premiering Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.2 in Taiwan; world premier recording of Qigang Chen’s Piano Concerto "Erhuang" on Naxos; and giving three different recitals on the same day in "One Day Piano Festival x 3".

Mr.Yen is currently full time Associate Professor at the Taiwan Normal University. He also serves as faculty member at Music Fest Perugia, Almalfi Coast Music Festival in Italy and Colburn Piano Festival in the states. He is also the founder of International Maestro Piano Festival, during the past years his students have won top prizes at international competitions.