Mr. Rueibin Chen's distinguished career as an
internationally-acclaimed pianist has earned
him a reputation for technical brilliance,
immense energy, and intense artistic
expression.
He was invited to be the opening soloist in the
2010 World Expo in China, performing the
Yellow River Concerto. In the summer of
2014 he performed the famous “Yellow River
Piano Concerto” with Los Angeles
Philharmonic at the 20,000-seats Hollywood
Bowl, which is the biggest outdoor venue in
the U.S. Critics hailed it as the best
performance of the iconic piece in its history. His masterful performances of
Rachmaninoff's complete piano concertos (including the Paganini Rhapsody Op. 43) in
two consecutive nights at Taiwan’s National Concert Hall garnered significant critical
acclaim. The performance was considered to be “the first of its kind and has left a
sensational imprint in the minds of the overflowed audience." Such praise befits "one of
those geniuses that come along once in twenty years." (Neue Zürcher Zeitung)
An Austrian Pianist born in Taiwan,Chen won a total of eighteen medals, including five
gold medals which were won before the age of 20, in various international piano
competitions in Tel Aviv (Rubinstein), Warsaw (Chopin), Salt Lake City (Bachauer), ,
Vienna, Manresa, and Italy (Rome, Rachmaninoff, Bellini, and Stresa), to name a few.
Chen received his first piano lessons from his father when he was five. At the age of
thirteen, he was selected by the government in a national talent search and was sent to
Vienna, Austria, where he obtained a concert diploma from the Vienna Conservatory.
Subsequently, he received a soloist's examination award from the Hannover Hochschule
für Musik in Germany and then continued his study under the late legendary Russian
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pianist Lazar Berman as his only disciple of Asian descent.
In addition to his masterful artistry, Chen’s humble background and the hardship he
endured as a youngster growing up in Europe all by himself have inspired many young
pianists, both in Asia and abroad. His unique blend of East/West sensibility, his
Chinese heritage, his European upbringing and training, his modest personality and his
inspiring personal story have earned him a significant following all over the world.