American pianist Dr. Belinda Chen has performed at venues such as the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage in Washington, DC (USA), the Teatro Massimio Vincenzo Bellini in Catania, Italy, the International Trade and Convention Center in Savannah, USA, and the International House in Osaka, Japan. She has performed as a soloist with the Bellini Symphony Orchestra in Italy and the Frost Symphony Orchestra in the USA. Dr. Chen is the winner of the AmicaFest Concerto Competition (Catania, Italy) and the Frost Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (Coral Gables, USA). She also won third prize in the 11th annual 1000 Islands International Chopin Competition for Young People in New York, USA, and was a finalist in the Washington International Piano Festival Competition and the 17th Osaka International Music Competition.

In addition to his solo piano career, Dr. Chen has also worked enthusiastically in chamber music and has performed with vocalists and instrumentalists in various chamber music projects in the United States and Japan. Se has also served as a pianist for professional music theater companies throughout the United States.

Dr. Chen received her BA and MA from the Peabody Conservatory of Music at Johns Hopkins University. She was the recipient of the Leslie C. Oursler Scholarship in Piano Music, the Norman J. and Sarah J. Groves Scholarship, and the Leo B. Swinderman Annual Piano Award at Peabody. She received her DMA in Piano Performance with a cognate in Musicology from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami where she served as a teaching assistant in the piano department.

In addition to his teaching and performing duties, Dr. Chen is also a writer and editor. She is particularly interested in the relationship between music and literature, and has written many articles on the subject