A native of Tennessee, Dr. Melvin Chen has received acclaim for solo and chamber performances throughout the United States, Canada, and Asia. Chen’s performances have been featured on radio and television stations around the world, including KBS television and radio in Korea, NHK television in Japan, and NPR in the United States.  

As a Professor in the Practice of Piano, Chen teaches a studio of graduate and undergraduate piano students. In addition, he is the Deputy Dean at the Yale School of Music, a role that involves overseeing academic affairs and general institutional management, and also serves as Director of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival–Yale Summer School of Music, where he also performs. Previously, Chen was Associate Director and on the piano faculty at the Bard College Conservatory of Music and served as Artistic Director of the chamber music program at the Hotchkiss School Summer Portals.

We are excited to bring you a full summer of thrilling concerts, performed by esteemed faculty and guest artists, as well as by our talented fellows. Although we are not able to welcome a live audiences into the Music Shed this summer, we hope you will join us for our live streams.  

Friday and Saturday evening performances featuring spectacular performances by the Festival’s outstanding artists and Fellows.LEARN MORE

Catch a rising star as the Emerging Artist Showcase series features performances by the next generation of professional chamber artists.LEARN MORE