Olivia Chen is a 9th-grade student at Lowell High School in San Francisco. She served as the concertmaster for the All-City San Francisco High School Orchestra in 2026 and was previously a first violinist in the All-City Middle School Orchestras. Olivia has performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the Los Angeles Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and has played chamber music at the Colburn School. Recently, she led the Lowell High School Symphonic Orchestra to a performance at Carnegie Hall. Outside of her orchestral and chamber music commitments, Olivia enjoys baking and running long-distance.
Watch Olivia Sophie Chen perform Violin Concerto #3 by Saint Saens on the violin for the 2026 Instrumental Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.