Amanda Chen is a 17 year old from Ypsilanti, Michigan. She started playing piano with Ms. Hsiu-Hui Chen at the age of 6 and has dedicated her time to piano ever since.
She started participating in international piano competitions at age 11 and has continuously improved. Most recently, she won Second Prize in the 2023 Salzburg Grand Prize Virtuoso International Competition and performed at the Solitär Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. Previously, she was honored to earn Third Prize in the 2022 Charleston International Classical Music Competition. Additionally in 2022, she won First Prize in the Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition. In 2021, she also won First Prize in the Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition, as well as Second Prize in the Bonn Grand Prize Virtuoso. In 2020, she won Second Prize in the London Grand Prize Virtuoso and was recognized by the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition. In 2019, she won Second Prize in the Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition. In 2018, she won Third Prize in the Salzburg Grand Prize Virtuoso and in 2017, she won Third Prize in her first Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition.
Amanda has always had a passion for music, picking up violin lessons at age 9 and then the guitar at age 12. Her love for music is also reflected in her volunteer work in her community, volunteering, coordinating, and performing for senior homes in Ann Arbor.
You can find Amanda’s 2023 Classical Music Competition piano performance here.
You can find Amanda’s 2024 Classical Music Competition piano performance here.