Chen Yihan
Yihan Chen is a Chinese pianist and composer living in Plainfield, Indiana.
Biography
He made his debut concert at Hilbert Circle Theater, Indianapolis, on February 26, 2006. At 15 years old, he had written compositions including piano solos and sonatas, piano concerto, string trios and quartets, music for jazz band, concert band and full orchestra. After being in the U.S. for only five months, Chen won both the Young Artist Competition sponsored by the New World Youth Orchestras and Young Composer's Contest sponsored by the University of Indianapolis, and appeared on the front page of The Indianapolis Star, The Lebanon Reporter, Hendricks County Flyer, and Plainfield magazine.In January 2010, Chen won the senior division of the same competition. In December 2007, he won the Young Artist Competition sponsored by the Carmel Symphony Orchestra.
Chen won the IMTA Hoosier Auditions and the IMTA composition competition in 2008 and 2009, respectively. He has appeared at the Honors Recital of Indiana University Piano Academy for four consecutive years and has won first place of the duet competition in 2008 with Brook Zhang. Chen is the First Prize Winner of the 2010 Young Artist Piano Concerto Competition co-sponsored by the Paducah Symphony Orchestra and Murray State University.
Works
2010
- A Swan for Choir
- Reminiscence for Violin and Piano
2009
- Nian Nu Jiao for Voice Solo
- Wind Quintet
- Etude in C # Minor for Piano Solo
- Etude in D Minor for Piano Solo
- Two Fantasy Pieces for Piano Solo
- Two Visions for Piano Solo
- DK the Barbarian for Trumpet, Horn, and Trombone
2008
- String Trio
- Dance Under the Bridge for two Alto Saxophones
- Nostalgia from An Old Notebook for Concert Band
- The Game of Major Seconds for Piano Solo
- Fugue for Piano Solo
- Hallucination for Piano Solo
- Invention for Piano Solo
2007
- An Unanswered Question for Flute Solo
- Piano Concerto in G Minor
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader for Orchestra
- An Unexpected Meeting for Piano Solo
- String Quartet
2006
- The Last Day of School for Horn Solo
- The Dance of Water Splash for Piano Solo
- Prelude for Piano Solo
- Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello
- Duet for Clarinet and Viola
- Boss for Jazz Band
- Three Preludes for Piano Solo
- A Man from China for Cello Solo
2005
- Rondo for Violin and Piano
- A Good Time for Flute Solo
- 降A大调奏鸣曲
- 云
- 飘
- 自信
- 乡野
- 大地
- 梵高《星月夜》
- 动力
- 黄河
- 秋日的诗
- 香格里拉组曲
- 鲁宾孙漂流记
2004
- 江南明珠 – 常州
- 贝多芬印象
- 中国小品
- 爵士乐（老大）
- 夜曲
- 夜曲
- 浪漫曲
- F大调奏鸣曲
- 梦
- 雅典娜
- 维纳斯诞生
- 都市随想曲
- 遐想
- 保罗•塞尚《圣维克多山》印象
- 乔治•比埃尔•修拉《大碗岛星期日》印象
- 克洛德•莫奈《日出》印象
- 休闲广场
- 克洛德•莫奈《睡莲》印象
- 浪漫
- 水乡江南
- 迎接阳光
- D大调奏鸣曲《春天》
- 春柳
- 夜曲
- 晨
- 思乡曲
2003
- 船歌
- 快乐的新年
- 小夜曲
- 练习曲（林中小溪）
- 练习曲（大海）
- 月光
- 圣诞节组曲
- 圆梦
- 美丽的青岛
- 卖火柴的小女孩
- 练习曲（暴风雨）