The Canadian prodigy returns to Koerner Hall to perform works by Chopin, Liszt, and Scriabin.
Starting to play at just five years old, by age eight Kevin Chen had been named one of
CBC’s Top 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30 and became the youngest person in Canada to earn The Royal Conservatory of Music’s associate’s diploma. He has since won numerous accolades: most recently, in October 2025, Kevin won the Silver Medal at the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, he was the youngest-ever winner of the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition, and won first prize in the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition.
Since his first orchestral debut at the age of seven, Chen has performed with world-class orchestras like the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. As well as being an exceptional musician, Chen is an accomplished composer and has over 100 works to his name.
Please join us! This concert is preceded by a short performance by talented students of The Royal Conservatory.
Prelude recital starts at 2:00pm.
Program:
Fryderyk Chopin: Trois Nouvelles Études
Fryderyk Chopin: 12 Études, op. 10
Alexander Scriabin: Prélude in B Major, op. 11 no. 11
Alexander Scriabin: Fantasy in B Minor, op. 28
Alexander Scriabin:
Vers la flamme, op. 72
Franz Liszt: “Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este” from
Années de Pèlerinage, Vol. 3, S.163, no. 4
Franz Liszt: Les préludes, S. 97 (transcr. Kevin Chen)
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