Lenny Chen, 12 years old form Boyle Co.Roscommon, is a talented young man with a bright future as a concert pianist. He’s a student of Shirin Goudarzi-Tobin, TU Dublin Conservatoire.
Apart from successes in National and International piano competitions last year, Lenny had his first solo concert in Boyle Art Festival 2022.
This year at Royal Irish Academy of Music PianoFest 2023:
Valerie Walker Rosebowl, Baroque stylistic period: 1st price winner
Margaret Furlong Recital Cup: 1st Prize winner
Newpark Academy of Music:
Newpark Festival 2023, piano Under 16: 1st Price winner
Feis Ceoil 2023:
Rhona Marshall Cup: 2nd Prize
Piano Duet Under 14: 2nd Prize with duet partner Athénaïs Selve
EPTA Ireland:
Piano Festival 2023:
Piano Duet: 1st Prize winner with duet partner Athénaïs Selve
Feis Shligigh 2023:
McCullough-Pigott Cup: 1st Prize winner
The New York Young Performers Prize (NYYPP) 2023:
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award: Junior 11-12: 1st Price Winner
He’s also been given a wonderful opportunity to participate in MusicFest Perugia Italy, July 2023. Recommended by Steinway artist Professor Ian Jones, Royal College of Music, London.