Ray Chen plays 8 SEASONS
General release date：2025/09/14〜
- Strings
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2026/2/17
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¥8,000
- A
¥7,000
- B
¥6,000
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ProgramProgram
- Vivaldi：
The Four Seasons – Violin Concerto in E major, “Spring”, Op. 8 No. 1 - Piazzolla：Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons), tango cycle: Summer in Buenos Aires (Verano Porteño)
- Vivaldi：
The Four Seasons – Violin Concerto in G minor, “Summer”, Op. 8 No. 2 - Piazzolla：Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons), tango cycle: Autumn in Buenos Aires (Otoño Porteño)
- Vivaldi：
The Four Seasons – Violin Concerto in F major, “Autumn”, Op. 8 No. 3 - Piazzolla：Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons), tango cycle: Winter in Buenos Aires (Invierno Porteño)
- Vivaldi：
The Four Seasons – Violin Concerto in F minor, “Winter”, Op. 8 No. 4 - Piazzolla： Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons), tango cycle: Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera Porteña)
ProfileProfile
Ray Chen, Violin
Violinist and online personality, Ray Chen redefines what it means to be a classical musician in the 21st century. With a global reach that enhances and inspires a new classical audience, Ray Chen’s remarkable musicianship transmits to millions around the world, reflected through his engagements both online and with the foremost orchestras and concert halls around the world. Beyond the performing arts, his work has also contributed to philanthropy, popular culture and educational technology.
Initially coming to attention via the Yehudi Menuhin (2008) and Queen Elizabeth (2009) Competitions, of which he was First Prize winner, he has built a profile in Europe, Asia, and the USA as well as his native Australia both live and on disc. Signed in 2017 to Decca Classics, the summer of 2017 has seen the recording of the first album of this partnership with the London Philharmonic as a succession to his previous three critically acclaimed albums on SONY, the first of which (“Virtuoso”) received an ECHO Klassik Award. Profiled as “one to watch” by the Strad and Gramophone magazines, his profile has grown to encompass his featuring in the Forbes list of 30 most influential Asians under 30, appearing in major online TV series “Mozart in the Jungle”, a multi-year partnership with Giorgio Armani (who designed the cover of his Mozart album with Christoph Eschenbach) and performing at major media events such as France’s Bastille Day (live to 800,000 people), the Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm (telecast across Europe), and the BBC Proms.
He has appeared with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, Munich Philharmonic, Filarmonica della Scala, Orchestra Nazionale della Santa Cecilia, Los Angeles Philharmonic, SWR Symphony, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Berlin Radio Symphony, and Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra. He works with conductors such as Riccardo Chailly, Vladimir Jurowski, Sakari Oramo, Manfred Honeck, Daniele Gatti, Kirill Petrenko, Krystof Urbanski, and Juraj Valcuha.
More recently, Ray Chen co-founded Tonic, an independent startup that aims to motivate musicians and learners around the world to practice their craft together. Although new, the innovative app has cultivated a highly engaged and supportive community and is available to download on iOS and Android today. Ray Chen’s presence on social media makes him a pioneer in an artist’s interaction with their audience, utilising the new opportunities of modern technology. His appearances and interactions with music and musicians are instantly disseminated to a new public in a contemporary and relatable way.
- Official Website
- https://www.raychenviolin.com/
Virtuosi TOKYO 2026, String Ensemble
Virtuosi TOKYO 2026 is a string ensemble led by Akira Mizutani, Concertmaster of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. It was formed with the purpose of collaborating with Ray Chen. Its members include principal players from Japan’s leading professional orchestras.
Akira Mizutani
Nao Tohara
Masanobu Yoda
Tetsuo Tsushima
Shota Ito
Koji Suzuki
Tei Tsukamoto
David Mason
Yusuke Kinoshita
Aya Sugiura
Fumitsugu Ito
Ryosuke Moriyama
Hiroyuki Ishikawa
Yota Takahashi
Shun Oi
Hosts
- Presented by
- Japan Arts
- Co-presenter
- Sumida Triphony Hall（Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Sumida Ward Cultural Promotion Foundation）
- Support
- Australian Embassy Tokyo
- In cooperation with
- Universal Music
