CHEN YAN

erhu

Chen Yan is a young professor of erhu in the Central Conservatory of Music’s Traditional Instruments Department. A performer in the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, she graduated from Shanghai Conservatory of Music with bachelor’s degree, and received her master’s degree at the Central Conservatory of Music. Chen Yan has won many awards, such as the Silver Award of the Youth Group in National Erhu Competition; the Silver Award of the Youth Group in the Second CCTV National Instrumental Music Competition; Second Prize of the Youth Group in the “Wenhua Cup”; and the Excellent Professional Prize from Shanghai Art Talents. She has performed as an Erhu soloist in the Opening Ceremony of the Shanghai Spring International Music Festival many times. In 2009, she premiered a Carmen Fantasia adaptation arranged for Chen by Franz Waxman. In 2011, she premiered Zhang Chao’s concerto Tribute to the Sun at the Beijing Concert Hall, winning “Best New Artist Prize” of the Fourth Ethnic Art Exhibition and the “Best New Artist Performance Prize” of the Shanghai Spring International Music Festival. In recent years she has visited the United States, Germany, and Australia on tour with the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra.  

陈艳

二胡教授

陈艳是中央音乐学院民族器乐系的青年二胡教授。她曾任上海民族乐团二胡演奏员，本科毕业于上海音乐学院，后于中央音乐学院获得硕士学位。陈艳曾荣获多项专业奖项，包括全国二胡比赛青年组银奖、第二届中央电视台全国民族器乐比赛青年组银奖、“文华杯”青年组二等奖，以及上海艺术人才优秀专业奖等。

她多次担任“上海之春”国际音乐节开幕式的二胡独奏演奏家。2009年，她首演由弗朗茨·瓦克斯曼为她改编的《卡门幻想曲》二胡版本。2011年，她在北京音乐厅首演张朝创作的二胡协奏曲《太阳祭》，并获得第四届全国少数民族文艺会演“最佳新人奖”及“上海之春”国际音乐节“最佳新人演奏奖”。近年来，她随上海民族乐团赴美国、德国、澳大利亚等国家巡演，展现中国民族音乐的当代表达与魅力。