Composer Ke Chia Chen

Photo by Tey Tat Keng

 

“lavish self-confidence and resourcefulness”
- IndyStar

 

Ke-Chia Chen's compositions have been performed by leading orchestras, chamber ensembles, and soloists throughout the world. She has fused her inspirations from Western and Asian classical traditions into a unique personal voice that speaks directly to listeners of either heritage. Read more

 

Press:

 
Lyrical expressions of longing launched into a fearless sense of confession.... Even where Chen includes a delicate folk-like melody, anguish was never far off.
— The Philadelphia Inquirer
 

Recent & Upcoming Events:

 

6/2/2025
Taiwan Philharmonic
(2025 Japan Tour, Suntory Hall, Tokyo)

Echoes of Home, for chorus and orchestra

Jun Märkl, conductor

 

6/18/2025
Britt Music & Arts Festival

A Lasting Bond, for orchestra

Chia-Hsuan Lin, conductor

 

6/27/2025
Taiwan Philharmonic

Of Songs and Mountains, for orchestra

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

 
 

"packed with musical events"
- Broad Street Review

 

©2023 Ke-Chia Chen.