Training, prizes, and current work.

Path

A trajectory shaped by major schools and musical encounters.

Sen Chan, a French violinist born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and now based in Paris, first studied at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris before continuing at the Haute École de Musique de Genève. Under Tedi Papavrami, Marie-Annick Nicolas, and Aline Champion, he earned a Bachelor, a Master Concert, and a Certificate of Advanced Studies.

During his training he also worked with many distinguished musicians, including Suzanne Gessner, Éric Lacrouts, Igor Volochine, Ami Flammer, Michaël Hentz, Marianne Piketty, François Payet-Labonne, Mariana Sîrbu, Leonídas Kavákos, Thibault Vieux, Richard Schmoucler, Jean-Jacques Ballet, and Gui-Michel Caillat.

A prizewinner of several international competitions, he notably received First Prize at the Concours des Clés d'Or in France, the Taiwan Music Competition, and the Franz International Music Competition. He was also supported by the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation in 2016 and 2017, and by the Hi-Lai Foundation in Taiwan in 2018.

His activity has taken him to Switzerland, France, Taiwan, Japan, and China, and he has also appeared as a soloist with the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra. As an orchestral musician, he performs with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Paris, the Orchestre National d'Île-de-France, and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. He is currently a violinist with the Orchestre Lamoureux and Principal Second Violin of the Orchestre des Lauréats du Conservatoire de Paris.