KENNETH CHEN is a full scholarship student at The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists, Toronto, Canada.  

Kenneth began learning piano at the age of five, At nine years old, Kenneth began piano lessons with Dr. Michael Berkovsky, the teacher whom he still studies with today. Kenneth has also been fortunate enough to have participated in master classes with Marc-André Hamelin, Alexander Kobrin, Wha Kyung Byun and Dang Thai Son.  

Kenneth won numerous top prizes at the Youth Music Festivals and Competitions including First Prize at the VI Canadian Chopin Competition, Intermediate Group (2025), Third Prize at the Poland Szarfania International Chopin Competition (2024), Second Prize at the Nashville International Chopin Competition (2023) and Best Nocturne Award and First Prize at Thousand Islands International Piano Competition (2023).  

Kenneth was selected and awarded scholarships to participate in Morningside Music Bridge, Cleveland International Piano Institute and PianoTexas summer festivals. In PianoTexas, he made his orchestral debut with the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra in June 2022, performing Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 in Van Cliburn Hall, Texas.   

In addition, Kenneth is a former member of the Canadian Badminton Junior National Team. He won a silver and a bronze medal for Canada at the Junior Pan Am Badminton Championship in Brazil.