Background
Prizes
Moye Chen completed his Bachelor and Master degrees at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music under Professor Hung-Kuan Chen. He received his Artist Diploma from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Professor Angela Cheng, and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois, studying with Professors William Heiles and Robert Hamilton.
He has made numerous solo appearances in many cities and at music festivals, including the Beijing International Contemporary Music Festival, Deia International Music Festival, Gilmore International Keyboard Festival and Tongyeong International Music Festival. Moye has performed in renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, Krannert Center, the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, Beijing Concert Hall and Shanghai Concert Hall, and he has appeared with orchestras such as the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, Oberlin Chamber Orchestra, International Orchestra ‘Virtuosos of Madrid’ and Ensembles Asia Orchestra.
2016 Competition Repertoire
Preliminary Round
Round 1: 20-Minute Recital
- ‘Butterfly’ Op.43 No.1
- ‘March of the Dwarfs’ Op.54 No.3
Round 2: 30-Minute Recital
- Allegro agitato
- Non allegro
- Allegro molto
Semi Final Round
Round 1: 65-Minute Recital
- Allegro moderato
- Andante cantabile
- Allegretto
Lento assai – Allegro energico – Grandioso – Recitativo – Andante sontsenuto – Quasi adagio – Allegro energico – Stretta quasi presto – Presto – Prestissimo – Andante sostenuto – Allegro moderato – Lento assai
Round 2: Accompaniment/Chamber Music
- Allegretto ben moderato
- Allegro
- Ben moderato: Recitative-Fantasia
- Allegretto poco mosso
- Allegro, ma non tanto
- Dumka: Andante con moto
- Scherzo (Furiant): molto vivace
- Finale: Allegro
Final Round
Round 2: 19th or 20th Century Concerto
- Moderato
- Adagio sostenuto
- Allegro scherzando