Biography
From the CRR de Paris to the Parisian orchestral scene, a path built between France, Switzerland and Asia.
At a glance
Journey
A French violinist born in Taiwan whose playing combines structural rigour and expressivity, between purity of sound and expressive density.
Sen Chan is a French violinist born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Based in Paris, he is a member of the Orchestre Lamoureux under Adrien Perruchon and section leader of the second violins of the Orchestre des Lauréats du Conservatoire de Paris at the CNSMDP.
He studied at the CRR de Paris before continuing his training at the Haute École de Musique de Genève, with Éric Lacrouts, Tedi Papavrami, Marie-Annick Nicolas and Aline Champion, earning a Bachelor, a Master and a Certificate of Advanced Studies.
A prize-winner in several international competitions — Concours des Clés d'Or, Taiwan Music Competition and Franz International Music Competition — he received the Hans Wilsdorf scholarships (2016 and 2017) and the support of the Hi-Lai Foundation (2018).
He has performed in France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan and China, with the Orchestra of the Paris National Opera, the Radio France Philharmonic, the Orchestre National d'Île-de-France, the Orchestre National de Bretagne and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and as a soloist with the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra.
He has shared the stage with leading conductors — Daniel Harding, Barbara Hannigan, Nathalie Stutzmann, Semyon Bychkov, Alain Altinoglu, Susanna Mälkki — and artists such as Lang Lang, Renaud and Gautier Capuçon, Khatia Buniatishvili, Antoine Tamestit, Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko and Nadine Sierra, as well as the Étoiles of the Paris Opera Ballet.
His playing was enriched by Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Ami Flammer, Marianne Piketty, Mariana Sîrbu and Richard Schmoucler; in chamber music he worked with Gábor Takács-Nagy, Pascal Le Corre and Jean-Jacques Balet.
Milestones
Training
From the CRR de Paris to the Haute École de Musique de Genève: Bachelor, Master and Certificate of Advanced Studies.
Distinctions
International first prizes and scholarships received across France, Switzerland and Taiwan.
Orchestra
Engagements with the great French and Swiss ensembles, and tours across Asia.
Today
A Parisian base within the Orchestre Lamoureux, between orchestral stage and international projects.
Reach out
Available for concerts, chamber music, orchestral auditions and press enquiries.