Junyan Chen (b. 2000) emerges as a concert pianist, chamber musician, and collaborator with a wealth of experiences across diverse musical genres. Her confident playing, characterized by virtuoso technique, warmth, and vibrancy, has appeared in venues such as the Wigmore Hall, KKL Lucerne, Brighton Dome, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall, Guangzhou Grand Theatre, Xiamen Concert Hall, and Takatsuki Gendai Gekjio, among others. As a soloist, she has collaborated with the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, and XinZhu Symphony Orchestra. Junyan has also performed and live-streamed on Classic-FM with Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 4, conducted by Edward Gardner, the Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra. An enthusiastic performer of contemporary music, she has collaborated with Hans Abrahamsen himself and performed his Piano Concerto with conductor Franck Ollu and Manson Ensemble. In addition, she was invited for 'Arcadia,' Eleanor Alberga's music festival in 2022, recording and performing "Dancing with the Shadows" and "On a Bat's Back I Do Fly," with an album release in the near future. Her collaborative efforts extend to working with composers Mark Anthony-Turnage and Dominic Muldowney at the Folkestone New Music Festival. Furthermore, she is set to organize her own music festival in Folkestone later this year.

Junyan's debut solo album, "It's Time," recorded at the Royal Academy of Music in April 2022, was released by Linn Records on December 16, 2022. Strongly identifying with living composers exploring cultural identity through music, the four composers featured in "It's Time" - Fazil Say, Unsuk Chin, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Eleanor Alberga - brilliantly absorb other genres and art forms while reflecting their lives, including the Turkish folk ballad, jazz, Russian poetry, and African dance.

After receiving her first Honours BMus degree, first Honours MA degree, and the Principal's Award with a full scholarship supported by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) and the Bicentenary scholarship, Junyan continues her Advanced Diploma with a full scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music under Professor Joanna MacGregor CBE. Engaging in masterclasses with Pascal Roge, Thomas Kreuzberger, Paul Badura-Skoda, Christopher Elton, Tomas Vasary, Yevgeny Sudbin, Tamara Stefanovich, Adrian Brendel, and Claudio Martinez Mehner at Prussica Cove IMS 2023.

At the 2018 City of Vigo International Piano Competition, Junyan was the winner of the Silver Medal, People's Choice Award, Best Spanish Composition Performance Award, and City Award, emerging as the youngest and the only female competitor in the final. Additionally, she was a prize winner in all piano categories at the Osaka International Music Competition in 2016, winning the prestigious Osaka Prefecture Governor's Award and the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna Awards. She was one of the Semi-finalists in the Sydney International Piano Competition in July 2023. Selected to compete in The Leeds International Piano Competition and the International Piano Competition of Orleans this year, Junyan continues to solidify her standing among the world's top pianists.