Yuanxin Starr Chen
(She/Her)
- Collegiate
- Faculty Collaborative Pianist, Collaborative Piano
- Faculty Collaborative Pianist, Vocal Studies
Contact
Departments
Education
MM Collaborative Piano, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
MA Music Education, Central Conservatory of Music
Q&A
What are you passionate about outside of music?
Cooking, Crocheting and Doomscrolling
Who were your major teachers?
Nan Zhang, Tim Bach
What question do you wish students would ask sooner rather than later?
When are you available
What was a turning point in your career?
Deciding to become a collaborative pianist and coming to San Francisco to pursue my master’s degree.
If you could play only three composers for the rest of your life, who would they be?
Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Kapustin
Biography
Starr Yuanxin Chen is a collaborative pianist and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work encompasses vocal and instrumental collaboration and choral music. Before becoming a collaborative pianist, she sang in school choirs for many years, giving her an early and lasting connection to choral music. She has worked with musicians and ensembles in a variety of academic and professional settings, including the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the University of San Francisco.