DI 17.09.
20 Uhr, Schwaz | SZentrum

a lone wheat grain fell to the field, für verstärktes Ensemble (2024)


NAMES Ensemble
Gregor Mayrhofer, Dirigent

A lone wheat grain fell to the field (2024) for amplified Ensemble

Homepage: YuhengChen.com

Yuheng Chen was born in 1998 in Jinan, China, and is currently based in Vienna. After completing composition studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw) with Karlheinz Essl, Michael Jarrell and Clara Iannotta, Chen began working with the International Ensemble Modern Academy (IEMA) in 2024.

Chen’s work focuses on the boundaries of instrumental sound and the fragile balance between noise and effect, transforming the fragmented and volatile emotional fabric of contemporary life into vivid sonic structures. As a composer and performer, Chen explores sound modulation as a medium for poetic transformation.

Chen has been awarded multiple prizes, including the 1st Prize at the 46th Irino Prize (Japan), 3rd Prize at the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award 2023, and the 1st Prize at both the Appassionato Ensemble International Composition Competition and the Frank Robert Abell Young Composers Competition (USA). In 2022, Chen was a finalist for the Ö1 Talentebörse-Kompositionspreis.

Chen’s music has been performed at festivals such as Witten Tage für neue Kammermusik, Gaudeamus festival, Impuls Festival Graz, Klangspuren Schwaz, Tokyo OperaCity Composium, Mixtur Festival Barcelona, Wien Modern, and Bludenzer Tage zeitgemäßer Musik. Performers include the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Recherche, Ensemble Talea, Ensemble Phace, Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Platypus, and others.

Chen has received commissions from institutions and ensembles including Ensemble Recherche (2024/25), Ensemble Phace (2026), Ensemble Modern akademie, Ensemble Platypus, Alte Schmiede Wien, Argo Kollektiv and others.

Parallel to composition, Yuheng Chen is active as an improviser and organizer of contemporary music events, collaborating in Vienna with groups such as the Argo Kollektiv and the Interharmonics Elektroakustichemusik Lab.

Contact :yuhengchencomposer@gmail.com

A lone wheat grain fell to the field (2024) for amplified Ensemble

Yuheng CHEN