eden chen
pianist
building an atlas of meaning from the cultural fragments of today’s multipolar world.
For Eden, music is Both lens and lever.
It reveals how people make meaning, and shapes the systems that allow meaning to persist.
Eden traces unseen patterns that thread cultures, disciplines and times, arranging fragments of experience into music. His artistic philosophy expands music to empower work in leadership and diplomacy.
Stars Interlinked
Album pairing Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin with Eden’s Ryuichi Sakamoto arrangements.
Renewing centuries of French-Japanese dialogue. Explore the awe and ache of memory reshaping itself in the present.
Projects
Paradise Lost
Liszt’s Sonata in b minor, epic poetry, and surrealist art meet in a mythic experience.
Art forms intersect to reveal threads of despair and hope across centuries.
Lullaby & Signature
Jazz-inflected songs inspired by Bert Meyers’ poetry, curated by Eden.
Asserting human agency and resilience in an age of technological anxiety.
Goldfinch Initiative
Designing sustainable healthcare solutions for artists.
Aligning artistic purpose, people, and structures that support creative community.
saudi Arabia residency
Creating the kingdom’s first nationwide music education program.
Representing the U.S. State Department as a Fulbright Specialist in cultural diplomacy: building trust through collaboration and the exchange of values.