臺北市立交響樂團

西貝流士夢想成為一名小提琴大師。陳銳用他無懈可擊的技巧與豐富的聲響，在維也納金色大廳以輝煌奪目的演出實踐了這個夢想。─ KURIER
他那兼具質感又光芒耀眼的音色極為動人。─《華盛頓郵報》
跳躍的音色，蕩漾的情緒，陳銳的藝術性熱烈表露無遺。 ─《泰晤士報》
開頭的幾個音下去，就知道接下來毫無疑問是一場特別的音樂盛宴。─ THE STRAD
陳銳以他的演奏突破了所有古典樂中的無形屏障。─《聖地牙哥論壇報》
陳銳的巨星魅力如同他所演奏的拉羅《西班牙交響曲》般熠熠生輝、光彩耀人。─《蘇格蘭人報》

贏得2009年伊麗莎白女王音樂大賽和2008年曼紐因音樂大賽的陳銳，可說是當代最引人注目的小提琴新秀之一。小提琴大師凡格羅夫表示，「陳銳在在表現了自己是一個執著於追求完美的音樂家，他的音色優美，有活力，又不失輕盈。他已集所有音樂詮釋技巧於一身。」

陳銳曾在索尼唱片發行三張連樂評人都讚譽有佳的專輯：一張名為「炫技」的巴哈／法朗克／維尼亞夫斯基作品集；與指揮丹尼爾‧哈汀及瑞典廣播交響樂團錄製的孟德爾頌／柴可夫斯基小提琴協奏曲。這兩張成功的錄音，被The Strad雜誌及留聲機雜誌評為「最值得矚目的音樂家」。其中，傑出的「炫技」亦榮獲極具聲望的回聲音樂獎。他的第三張專輯，與指揮艾森巴哈及石勒斯威格─荷仕登音樂節管弦樂團合作錄製的莫札特專輯則於2014年1月發行。

陳銳持續獲得來自世界各地的樂迷及音樂家肯定。2015年法國國慶日，他與指揮加提及法國國家交響樂團一起演出電視轉播音樂會，收看觀眾逾80萬人。

陳銳近期完成了與長野健及哥德堡交響樂團在中國的五座城市巡演，以及與艾森巴哈及倫敦愛樂進行的歐洲巡演。前一個樂季中的另一個亮眼表現是在阿姆斯特丹音樂廳與鹿特丹愛樂演出，並二度與加提及法國國家交響樂團合作。

2012年，他以最年輕獨奏家的身份在諾貝爾獎電視音樂會上為獲獎者及瑞典王室演奏。在卡內基音樂廳，他完成了與皇家斯德哥爾摩愛樂及歐拉默的演出，並與萊比錫布商大廈管弦樂團及夏伊在維也納金色大廳舉辦音樂會，座無虛席，這兩場演出都獲得了極高的呼聲。陳銳也在2012至2015年間身任多特蒙德音樂廳的狂野青年藝術家。

陳銳期望透過社群媒體平台吸引年輕族群，藉此拓展古典音樂的觀眾，他在SoundCloud上已被超過200萬人追蹤。尤其是他自製的一系列幽默且具教育意義的俏皮線上影片，更證明了這個做法的效果。他甚至是第一個以巡演獨奏家身份被義大利最大的出版社「RCS媒體集團」邀請定期撰寫部落格的古典音樂家。致力於突破古典音樂、時尚與流行文化的他獲得Armani的支持，並在最近成為Vogue的精選人物。

生於臺灣、成長於澳洲的陳銳，15歲進入寇提斯音樂院就讀，師事Aaron Rosand且受到青年音樂藝術家協會獎助。目前使用的是曾為匈牙利名小提琴家姚阿幸所擁有的1715年史特拉底瓦里名琴「姚阿幸」，由日本音樂財團贊助提供。

“Sibelius dreamed of a career as a violin virtuoso. Ray Chen is fulfilling this dream with a brilliant debut in the Golden Hall [of Musikverein]. Rock-solid technique and lush sound.” KURIER “The tone he gets is almost human in its slight graininess and glow.” THE WASHINGTON POST “Colors dance, moods swing, and Chen’s artistry blazes.” THE TIMES “From the first notes there was no doubt of being in the presence of something special.” THE STRAD “Chen crashes through any supposed barriers erected around classical music with his playing.” THE SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE “Ray Chen’s rock star charm was as winning as his smouldering delivery of Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole.” THE SCOTSMAN Winner of the Queen Elisabeth (2009) and Yehudi Menuhin Competitions (2008), Ray Chen is among the most compelling young violinists today. “Ray has proven himself to be a very pure musician with great qualities such as a beautiful youthful tone, vitality and lightness. He has all the skills of a truly musical interpreter,” said the great Maxim Vengerov. Ray has released three critically acclaimed albums on Sony: a recital program “Virtuoso” of works by Bach, Tartini, Franck, and Wieniawski, and the Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky concertos with Swedish Radio Orchestra and Daniel Harding. Following the success of these recordings, Ray was profiled by The Strad and Gramophone magazines as “the one to watch”. “Virtuoso” was distinguished with the prestigious ECHO Klassik award. His third recording, an all-Mozart album with Christoph Eschenbach and the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, was released in January 2014. Ray continues to win the admiration of fans and fellow musicians worldwide. On Bastille Day in 2015, he joined Daniele Gatti and the Orchestre National de France for a televised concert on the Champs-de-Mars in Paris in front of an audience of over 800,000. Ray recently completed a five-city tour of China with the Gothenburg Symphony and Kent Nagano as well as a European tour with the London Philharmonic and Christoph Eschenbach. Other highlights of the past season include his debuts with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, a recital at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and a second engagement with Gatti and the Orchestre National de France. In 2012 he became the youngest soloist ever to perform in the televised Nobel Prize Concert for the Nobel Laureates and the Swedish Royal Family. His Carnegie Hall debut with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and Sakari Oramo, as well as his sold-out Musikverein concert with the Gewandhaus Orchestra and Riccardo Chailly were met with standing ovations. Ray was a Junge Wilde artist at the Konzerthaus Dortmund between 2012 and 2015. Followed by over 2 million people on SoundCloud, Ray Chen looks to expand the classical music audience by increasing its appeal to the young generation via all available social media platforms. In particular his series of quirky, self- made online videos has proven an effective tool in broadening the reach of classical music through humor and education. He is the first ever classical musician to be invited to write a regular blog about his life as a touring soloist for the largest Italian publishing house, RCS Rizzoli (Corriere della Sera, Gazzetta dello Sport, Max). In his unstinting efforts to break down barriers between classical music, fashion and pop culture, he is supported by Giorgio Armani and was recently featured in Vogue magazine. Born in Taiwan and raised in Australia, Ray was accepted to the Curtis Institute of Music at age 15, where he studied with Aaron Rosand and was supported by Young Concert Artists. He plays the 1715 “Joachim” Stradivarius violin on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation. This instrument was once owned by the famed Hungarian violinist, Joseph Joachim (1831-1907).