Junyan Chen in Recital
London Piano Festival
| Junyan Chen | piano |
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| Sergei Vasilievitch Rachmaninov | Études-Tableaux, Op. 33 |
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| Chick Corea | Children’s Songs |
| Johannes Brahms | Piano Sonata No. 2 in F♯ minor |
Junyan Chen is an exciting new force on the piano scene, with Gramophone describing her performance as an “exhilarating and technically thrilling performance.” This lunch-time recital showcases a programme that reflects both her musical range and her interest in bringing different strands of the piano repertoire into conversation.
From winning second prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2024, Junyan has gone on to perform with some of the UK’s leading orchestras, to perform extensively in recital, and to collaborate regularly with Manchester Collective and Her Ensemble.
The recital moves from the colour and momentum of Rachmaninov’s Études‑Tableaux, through selected movements from Chick Corea’s Children’s Songs, to Brahms’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor, a substantial work that brings the programme to a decisive close.
This event will last for approximately 60 minutes with no interval.
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Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
About Junyan Chen
Junyan Chen made her debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra this season performing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 4. She played this concerto in the final of the Leeds International Piano Competition 2024, where she won Second Prize. In Leeds she collaborated with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Domingo Hindoyan.
Highlights of the 2025/26 season include solo recital debuts in Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Hannover, Fribourg, and at the Klavier-Festival Ruhr, as well as a return to Wigmore Hall in London. She is the Artistic Director of the Leeds International Chamber Series 2025/26.
In 2025 Junyan performed Sur Incises in a London concert celebrating the centenary of Pierre Boulez, conducted by Susanna Mälkki. As an enthusiastic performer of contemporary music, she regularly collaborates with Manchester Collective and Her Ensemble. Junyan has worked closely with composers including Hans Abrahamsen and Mark-Anthony Turnage. Her debut solo album, It’s Time (Linn Records, 2022), features works by Fazıl Say, Unsuk Chin, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Eleanor Alberga.
Following her time at the Shanghai Conservatoire, Junyan moved to London and continued her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, with Professor Joanna MacGregor. She recently held a fellowship at RAM, following her undergraduate and postgraduate studies.
