Christy Chen, based in Madrid, is an accomplished violinist who has performed and taught extensively across North America and Europe. In the last two decades, she has performed in some of the most well-known venues in the world, including the Berlin Philharmonie, Auditorio Nacional of Madrid, Davies Symphony Hall, Palau de la Musica Catalana, Casa de la Musica of Oporto, and Smetana Hall. Christy has shared the stage and collaborated with revered artists of the classical music industry such as Gustavo Dudamel, Sir Simon Rattle, Joshua Bell, and Julian Rachlin, to name a few. 

Born in Los Angeles and raised in the Bay Area, Christy was trained classically from the age of five as a pianist, and started developing her skills as a violinist at age eight. As a young musician, she won various prizes in young artist competitions, including the United States Open Music Competition, Nova Vista Symphony Concerto Competition, Contra Costa String Association Young Artists Concerto Competition, and performed as a soloist both as a pianist and violinist with local youth and community orchestras in Northern California. She was a member of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, and toured twice with them, performing in prestigious venues throughout Europe.