
Pianist Vivian Lang Chen is based in Toronto, Canada, where she maintains a dynamic career as a performer, teacher, and collaborative pianist. An award-winning artist, she has received numerous prizes at national and international competitions and has performed extensively across Canada, the United States, Europe, and China. Recent highlights include receiving an Artist Prize at the 2023 Eppan Academy in Italy, winning Third Prize at the 2022 Prix Ravel of the Fondation Ravel in France, and making her U.S. solo recital debut at the Kennedy Center in 2021 after earning both First Prize and the Audience Prize at the Washington International Piano Competition.
As a concerto soloist, Vivian has collaborated with ensembles including the Avanti Orchestra and Orchestra 914 in the United States, as well as the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, York Symphony Orchestra, and Georgian Bay Symphony Orchestra in Canada.
Vivian holds a Masters of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Michigan, where she studied with Christopher Harding, a Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto, where she studied with Lydia Wong as well as an Artist Diploma from Tel Aviv University where she studied with Arie Vardi. During her studies, she made her Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital Hall in 2017 and won First Prize at the Canadian Music Competition (2015) and Bronze Prize at the Vancouver International Music Competition (2017).
Although classically trained, Vivian’s broad musical interests have led her to perform seamlessly across a wide range of genres, styles, and instrumental settings. In addition to being a pianist, she has also trained in singing, dancing and is a visual artist, bringing a multidimensional approach to her artistry. Her work is grounded in a commitment to authentic expression, technical excellence, and creating meaningful connections with audiences.
Above all, Vivian values the opportunity to connect with people from around the world through music, both on and off the stage.
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church - Chapel
54 Queen St. N.
Kitchener, ON N2H 2H2
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| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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| Time:10:00 AM | Name:Rassie Leung | Titles: All I Ask of You by Andrew Lloyd Webber | Home Festival:London |
| Time:10:10 AM | Name:Roberto Dominguez | Titles: Best Part by Gabriella Wilson, Ashton Simmonds, Jordan DC Evans, Riley Bell and Matthew Burnett | Home Festival:Oshawa |
| Time:10:20 AM | Name:Kristo Gouw | Titles: River Flows in You by Yiruma | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:10:30 AM | Name:Macie Mervyn | Titles: Drops of Jupiter by Pat Monahan | Home Festival:Guelph |
| Time:10:40 AM | Name:Marcus Bute | Titles: Il porco rosso, from the motion picture Porco Rosso by Joe Hisaishi | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:10:50 AM | Name:Arya Nuthulapati | Titles: Merry-Go-Round of Life by Joe Hisaishi | Home Festival:Niagara |
| Time:11:00 AM | Name:Petar Popovic | Titles: Creep by Thom Yorke | Home Festival:Guelph |
| Time:11:10 AM | Name:Olivia Crawford | Titles: Falling Behind by Laufey Jonsdottir and Spencer Stewart | Home Festival:Guelph |
| Time:11:20 AM | Name:Kaleb Nguyen | Titles: Yesterday by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, arr. K. iyoshi | Home Festival:London |
| Time:11:30 AM | Name:Skylar Hu-Soucy | Titles: One Summer's Day by Joe Hisaishi | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:11:40 AM | Name:Landyn Vivie | Titles: New York, New York by John Kander, Fred Ebb | Home Festival:North Hastings |
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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| Time:1:00 PM | Name:Hannah Martin | Titles: Bright Promise by David L. McIntyre | Home Festival:Brant |
| Time:1:10 PM | Name:Jaayden Lam | Titles: Somebody to Love, Queen by Freddie Mercury | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
| Time:1:20 PM | Name:Christiana Tzartzalos | Titles: The Sound of Silence by Paul Simon | Home Festival:Oshawa |
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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| Time:1:40 PM | Name:Eloise Ross | Titles: Harvest Moon by Neil Young | Home Festival:Windsor-Essex |
| Time:1:50 PM | Name:Benjamin Lara | Titles: Star Wars (Main Theme) by John Williams, arr. Dan Cotes | Home Festival:Stratford |
| Time:2:00 PM | Name:Adele Tressider | Titles: Great Balls Of Fire by Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer | Home Festival:North Hastings |
| Time:2:10 PM | Name:Gautam Selvanayagam | Titles: In the Pool, Chainsaw Man by Kensuke Ushio arr. Animenz | Home Festival:London |
| Time:2:20 PM | Name:Elisabeth Alfing-Marchl | Titles: Die On This Hill by Sienna Spiro, Feid and Michael Pollack Rolling In The Deep by Adele Atkins and Paul Epworth | Home Festival:Grey County |
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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| Time:2:40 PM | Name:Aidan Wong | Titles: Somebody To Love by Freddie Murcury | Home Festival:North York Live |
Workshop will be held from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.