John Chen (born 10 June 1986, Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian-born New Zealand concert pianist.
In 2004 he became the youngest-ever winner of the Sydney International Piano Competition. He has a Master of Music from the University of Auckland, where he studied with Rae de Lisle. He has performed with most of the major symphony orchestras of Australia and New Zealand, and has made recordings of Henri Dutilleux and Claude Debussy for Naxos and ABC Classics respectively.
On 2nd August 2012, John Chen performed at Chengelo School in Mkushi, Zambia during his visit to the country.
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