Angela Chan is a Hong Kong-born violinist whose playing has been described by The Violin Channel as a “marvel of effortless beauty,” and who “glides seamlessly through every phrase with enthralling perfection.” A distinguished soloist and chamber musician, she is acclaimed for her refined tone, expressive depth, and stylistic versatility.

She is the winner of the prestigious 2024 Hannover Joseph Joachim Violin Competition and recipient of the prize for the best interpretation of commissioned work, first prize and winner of the best interpretation of concerto prize in the 2017 Louis Spohr Violin Competition, and laureate of the Singapore International Violin Competition and  Shanghai Isaac SternInternational Competition. Founder and violinist of the AYA piano trio, the trio has won first prize of the WDAV Chamber Music Competition and Yellow Spring Chamber Competition. Ms. Chan is fast emerging as one of the most unique and polished violinists of her generation.

As a soloist, Angela has appeared with numerous orchestras including NDR Radiophilharmonie, The Staatskapelle Weimar Orchestra of Germany, Brussels Philharmonic, Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra, and Hong Kong Philharmonic. In 2016, Ms. Chan was selected as a soloist to a tour around the states with The Curtis Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Chan has held many recitals in various cities such as Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, Hong Kong, Beijing, Xiamen, and Guizhou.

As an active chamber musician, Ms. Chan has collaborated with world famous artists such as Nobuko Imai, Phillip Setzer, Hsinyun Huang, Peter Wiley, Gary Hoffman, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Marcy Rosen etc.

Angela’s festival appearances as a soloist and chamber musician include Heifetz Institute of Music as Artist-in-Residence, Verbier Festival Academy, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. Ms. Chan recently attended the renowned Marlboro Chamber Music Festival.

Born in Hong Kong, Angela started playing the violin at the age of 3 under her mother. She continued her violin studies with Michael James Ma, Vera WeiLing Tsu in Beijing, China, and Shmuel Ashkenasi, Pamela Frank, and Aaron Rosand at the Curtis Institute of Music. With full scholarship granted, she received her master’s degree with Donald Weilerstein at the New England Conservatory of Music. She is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Queen Elizabeth Music Chapel in Belgium.

Ms. Chan is the first awardee of the Music and Dance Distinguished Performance Commendation Scheme of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, and the scholarship recipient of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance fund and the Lin Yao Ji Foundation.

國際音樂媒體《The Violin Channel》曾這樣形容她的琴音——「渾然天成，緊接無痕，似月華流淌，延綿不斷」。這般詩意的讚譽，所指的正是出生於香港的小提琴家——陳蒨瑩（AngelaChan）。2024年，她在漢諾威約瑟伕·約阿希姆國際小提琴比賽中一舉奪魁，並獲最佳委約作品詮釋獎，奠定其頂尖演奏家的地位。回顧此前，她已是2017年路易斯·施波爾國際小提琴比賽的首獎得主，同時囊括協奏曲最佳演繹獎；此外，她也在新加坡國際小提琴比賽與上海艾薩克·斯特恩國際小提琴比賽中屢獲佳績，成績斐然。

作為獨奏家，Angela的舞台足跡遍佈歐美與亞洲，且頻頻與頂尖樂團攜手合作。她曾與北德廣播愛樂、魏瑪德國國家劇院和國立樂團、比利時瓦隆皇家室內樂團、新加坡交響樂團、中國愛樂樂團及香港管弦樂團等知名樂團同台演出，以其充滿感性與深度的詮釋打動無數聼眾。

撇除獨奏家的身份，Angela亦是一位熱忱的室內樂推動者。作為AYA鋼琴三重奏的成員，她曾活躍於美國多個重要室內樂系列音樂會，包括孟菲斯Concerts International、施耐德音樂會系列、塔爾薩室內樂協會及戴姆·邁拉·赫斯紀念系列。她亦與多位頂級音樂家如今井信子、寧峰、菲利普·塞策、黃心芸、彼得·威利、蓋瑞·霍伕曼與馬西·羅森展開深度合作。此外，她曾以駐院藝術家身份亮相海菲茲國際音樂學院，並受邀參與韋爾比耶音樂節學院與馬爾波羅音樂

節---其獨奏與室內樂的雙重身份，在各大舞台上相映生輝。

談及Angela的音樂之路，始於故居香港---三歲時由母親啟蒙，與小提琴結下不解之緣。她先後在香港演藝學院隨馬忠為習琴，又赴北京師從著名教育家徐惟聆。其後遠赴美國，進入柯蒂斯音樂學院追隨施穆爾·阿什肯納齊、帕梅拉·弗蘭克與亞倫·羅桑三位名師。她以全額獎學金進入新英格蘭音樂學院，成為傳奇教育家唐納德·韋勒斯坦的門生，取得碩士學位。目前她正於比利時伊莉莎白女王音樂學院，接受奧古斯丁·杜梅大師的指導，並同時擔任駐院藝術家，持續深化其藝術素養與演奏技藝。

除了演奏與深造，陳蒨瑩亦積極投入教育，將豐富的演奏經驗傳承給新一代音樂學子。她近期獲聘為香港演藝學院高級講師，緻力於培育後進。她亦曾獲香港藝術發展局首屆「音樂及舞蹈卓越表現獎勵計劃」、香港賽馬會音樂及舞蹈基金與林燿基基金會獎學金支持，足見其在藝術與教育兩端的均衡發展與社會肯定。從香港到世界，這位小提琴家手中的琴弓從未停歇---以絲絲入釦的琴音，譜寫那尙未完稿、卻已令人無比期待的樂章。