Pianist Eden Chen has appeared in concert halls worldwide, “enthralling audiences with fluid performances and fingers that dance upon, rather than play, the piano” (Leeds Living). Recognized internationally by classical music’s premier institutions, Eden focuses his distinguished musicianship on synthesizing unexpected wonder from the scattered cultural influences of today’s multipolar world. 

Eden’s 2025-26 season highlight is his orchestral debut performing Liszt’s Malediction at Carnegie Hall with the Chamber Orchestra of New York. In 2024-25, Eden partners with CAMI Music and the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture to perform and teach in a month-long residency in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, returns as Artist-in-Residence at the Banff Centre, and performs in Geneva and Easton, presented by Gabriela Montero. That season, Eden was awarded the Belgian American Educational Foundation Fellowship to the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, and performed as finalist for Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect and quarterfinalist in the ongoing Honens International Piano Competition. In 2023-24, Eden presented a program on the transmutation of Baroque elements into Russian romanticism in a 9-city solo recital tour of China. He has appeared at Wigmore Hall and multiple times at Stern Auditorium, Pritzker Pavilion, and Weill Recital Hall.

Eden’s creative work is championed by exemplary institutions and mentors. Under Hung-Kuan Chen, Eden earned both Master and Bachelor of Music degrees from The Juilliard School, graduating with the Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship, its largest Commencement prize. This accolade is joined by past achievements as sole winner of the 2024 Respighi Prize in Performance, National YoungArts winner, Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist and finalist at the 2024 ArsClassica International Competition and 2023 New York Concert Artists International Auditions.  He is an alum of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation and has been guest artist at the Leeds International Piano Competition’s Festival, the Banff Centre, and the Grammy Salute to Classical. He was featured by NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, Isabel Leonard and Pianist Magazine. Eden’s notable collaborations include recording with Lang Lang for Deutsche Grammophon and performing with him at JBLFest, The City of Shenzhen’s Exposition in New York, and the Swiss Alps Classics series in Andermatt. 

Eden’s projects draw on his deep love for all human culture, combining its fragments to renew creativity and curiosity for a richer life in his audiences. His upcoming album is inspired by science fiction film Solaris and explores memory through Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin and original Ryuichi Sakamoto arrangements. Eden curated 5 poems by Bert Meyers for the songs “Lullaby” and “Signature” by pianist/composer A Bu, shining light on human agency and the resilience of nature in the face of technological upheaval and feelings of inevitable decay. He premiered these songs with pianist/soprano Chelsea Guo at Merkin Hall and Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In “Paradise Lost,” Eden wove the mythic epic with Liszt’s Sonata and surrealist art by Pablo Auladell, invigorating the story of the Fall of Man with cinematic depth that spans diabolical despair and ecstatic hope.

Community leadership supplements Eden’s artistic ethos, energizing people to create the conditions for vibrant lives in their communities. He is the founder and executive director of Goldfinch, a nonprofit featured by The Violin Channel for bringing healthcare benefits to classical musicians including winners of the Leeds and Chopin competitions. Eden has shared music with thousands of schoolchildren, including an audience of 1,200 in the Leeds Town Hall, and two benefit concerts in Zhongshan, China. For designing performances for senior homes and addiction rehabilitation centers, Eden received the Gluck Community Service Fellowship. 

In his studies, Eden was supported by seven scholarships including the Gina Bachauer Grant, and won two full scholarships to the Aspen Music Festival and School. Eden is grateful for the mentorship of Gabriela Montero through her Piano Lab, Tema Blackstone, Jerome Lowenthal, Rufus Choi, Ory Shihor, and Elena Makarova.