

Kenneth Chen
Intermediate Division
Etude in A minor, op. 10, no. 2
Nocturne in C minor, op. 48 , no. 1
Rondo in E flat major, op. 16

Kenneth Chen is a student at The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists, Toronto, Canada.
Kenneth began learning piano at the age of five. At nine years old, Kenneth began piano lessons with Dr. Michael Berkovsky, the teacher whom he still studies with today. Kenneth has also been fortunate enough to have participated in master classes with Marc-André Hamelin, Hong-Kuan Chen, Alexander Kobrin, Alexander Korsantia and Antonio Pompa-Baldi.
Kenneth won numerous top prizes at the Youth Music Festivals and Competitions including:
3rd prize in Poland Szafarnia international Chopin Competition 2024
1st prize in OFMA 2024
2nd prize in Nashville International Chopin Competition 2023 and special prize for the best Nocturne.
1st Prize in 2023 Thousand Islands International Piano Competition
1st prize in 2022 Spotlight International Piano Competition
Gold Award in WPTA - Finland International Piano Competition 2022
Kenneth was selected and awarded scholarships to participate in the Vivace Music Festival, Cleveland International Piano Festival and the PianoTexas summer camp. In PianoTexas, he made his orchestral debut with the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra in June 2022, performing Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor in Van Cliburn Hall, Texas.
In addition, Kenneth is a former member of the Canadian Badminton Junior National Team. He won a silver and a bronze medal for Canada at the Junior Pan Am Badminton Championship in Brazil.