With playing described as “stunning” and possessing “lovely lyrical grandeur” (Los Angeles Times), Chelsea Chen has electrified audiences throughout the United States and Asia.
A Fulbright scholar and graduate of Juilliard and Yale University, she has performed to great acclaim at many important venues including Singapore’s Esplanade, Hong Kong’s Cultural Centre, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, and Los Angeles’ Disney Hall. She currently serves as Artist-in-Residence at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. |
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LOS ANGELES “Hindemith’s gray Organ Sonata No. 1 became … kaleidoscopically colored and character-filled. A Chorale-fantasy by Max Reger was a fabulous rush of mad passion but never at the expense of eye-popping contrapuntal clarity.”
Los Angeles Times
“She played both [Bach and Reger] without pause … building the Reger to a thunderous conclusion that brought forth a thunderous ovation from the crowd ...”
Pasadena Star
SAN DIEGO “Chelsea Chen… is not just another success story. As she proved Monday…she’s something special. Sometimes the complexities, setting and temperament of the Spreckels instrument can make it seem like a monster truck; Chen drove it like a sports car. She had the beast, and the audience, eating out of her hand. The organ, in particular, seemed to appreciate an arrangement of Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm,” which sounded scary good. You could swear the instrument was alive.”
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2004 AGO NATIONAL CONVENTION “Wonderful tempos, flowing lines, and beautiful ornamentation … an extraordinary performance by a very talented young organist.”
The American Organist
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