Angela Chan, violin

“Ms Angela Chan shows that she has a very special charisma, made of natural sensibility and high level control of sound. She achieves to bring all her skills into a global expression which expresses a variety of colors and a great diversity of characters. She knows how take good risks…With no hurry, she constantly brings fresh and personal ideas. The quality of sound is amazing, especially the high notes which have a special richness…Technically speaking, every aspect is perfectly under control, without any rigor. Poetry, elegance, charm, breathing phrases: every aspect of her interpretation shows that she is a great artist… She perfectly knows how to express the synthesis of western and eastern culture.
— Emmanuel Hondré

“Chan plays her violin lovingly, with graceful movements and a nice variety of vibrato…in fact, I noticed even her slowest, narrowest vibrato was noticeably beautiful.”
— Laurie Niles, violinist.com

“Angela’s playing is very natural and very elegant. She never forces the sound but create big dynamic range and always has good articulation. Technical passages are treated musically, and she seems to manage to make them sound effortless”
— Weigang LI, Shanghai Quartet

Angela Chan is a Hong Kong-born violinist whose playing has been described by The Violin Channel as a “marvel of effortless beauty,” and who “glides seamlessly through every phrase with enthralling perfection.” A distinguished soloist and chamber musician, she is acclaimed for her refined tone, expressive depth, and stylistic versatility.

She is the winner of the prestigious 2024 Hannover Joseph Joachim Violin Competition and recipient of the prize for the best interpretation of commissioned work, first prize and winner of the best interpretation of concerto prize in the 2017 Louis Spohr Violin Competition, and laureate of the Singapore International Violin Competition and  Shanghai Isaac Stern International Competition. Founder and violinist of the AYA piano trio, the trio has won first prize of the WDAV Chamber Music Competition and Yellow Spring Chamber Competition. Ms. Chan is fast emerging as one of the most unique and polished violinists of her generation.

As a soloist, Angela has appeared with numerous orchestras including NDR Radiophilharmonie, The Staatskapelle Weimar Orchestra of Germany, Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic. In 2016, Ms. Chan was selected as a soloist to a tour around the states with The Curtis Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Chan has held many recitals in various cities such as Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, Hong Kong, Beijing, Xiamen, and Guizhou.

As an active chamber musician, Ms. Chan has collaborated with world famous artists such as Nobuko Imai, Phillip Setzer, Hsinyun Huang, Peter Wiley, Gary Hoffman, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Marcy Rosen etc.

Angela’s festival appearances as a soloist and chamber musician include Heifetz Institute of Music as Artist-in-Residence, Verbier Festival Academy, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. Ms. Chan recently attended the renowned Marlboro Chamber Music Festival.

Born in Hong Kong, Angela started playing the violin at the age of 3 under her mother. She continued her violin studies with Michael James Ma, Vera WeiLing Tsu in Beijing, China, and Shmuel Ashkenasi, Pamela Frank, and Aaron Rosand at the Curtis Institute of Music. With full scholarship granted, she received her master’s degree with Donald Weilerstein at the New England Conservatory of Music. She is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Queen Elizabeth Music Chapel in Belgium.

Ms. Chan is the first awardee of the Music and Dance Distinguished Performance Commendation Scheme of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, and the scholarship recipient of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance fund and the Lin Yao Ji Foundation.