Saturday 18 July 2026 at 7:30pm

Junyan Chen (Piano)

Junyan Chen studied at the Shanghai Conservatoire, and continued her studies atthe Royal Academy of Music with Professor Joanna MacGregor. She recently held a fellowship at the Academy. She reached the final of the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition, performing Rachmaninov’s 2nd concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra, and won both second prize overall and the inaugural Alexandra Dariescu Prize (supported by Music in Lyddington). She will perform two concerts of the Leeds International Chamber Series 2025/26, of which she is Artistic Director.

Programme

TANAKA: 3 Techno Études
RACHMANINOV: Études-Tableaux, Op.33
WILD: Virtuoso Études after Gershwin
RACHMANINOV: Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor Op.36 (1931 version)