User talk:Chenviol

Violist Fei Chen was born in Tianjin China and joined as the Principal Viola of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and Member of the Dakota String Quartet in 2000 after earning a Master's Degree in performance from the University of Montreal, Canada. He also studied at McGill University and Beijing Conservatory of Music.His teachers include Zhen Shan Wang, Ke Qiang Sui in China, Neal Gripp ( Principal Viola of Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Eleonora Turovsky( Concertmaster of I Musici de Montreal),he is an active soloist around the region and abroad. As his passions for the contemporary music, he had the US premier of the British composer, Mark-Anthony Turnage's "Eulogy" for solo viola and chamber ensemble, and to work with the leading composers like Steven Stucky, Mark- Andre Dalbavie among others in Aspen Music Festival, in 2006 Fei had a solo recital appearance and gave Master Class in Tianjin Conservatory China.