Yuheng Chen

Chen’s work explores the possibilities of instrumental sound material and the fragile balance between noise and pitch. As a composer and performer, Chen focuses on investigating and pushing the boundaries of instrumental sound modulation. The fractured, broken, fleeting, and intense emotions that arise from the complexity of contemporary life are transformed into powerful and unique sonic landscapes.

Yuheng Chen studied composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw) under Clara Iannotta and Michael Jarrell (composition) as well as Karlheinz Essl (electroacoustic composition). In 2022, Chen was a finalist in the Ö1 Talentebörse competition in Austria. In 2023, Chen was a laureate of the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award and received first prizes at the Concorso Internazionale di Composizione, the Frank Robert Abell Young Composers Competition in the USA, and the Irino Composition Prize in Japan.