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Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

ese pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

 and pedagogue Heinz Chen (born 1983 in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

) was artistic director of the Beigang International Music Festival

Beigang International Music Festival

The Beigang International Music Festival is a project of the "Beigang Philharmonic Association" and takes place in Beigang, Yunlin County, Taiwan. Since its inception in 2006, the festival has grown and developed to become the biggest international music festival in Yunlin County...

 between 2006 and 2009. Today he lives in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Heinz Chen studied piano playing

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

 at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna with Wolfgang Watzinger, at the Sibelius Academy

Sibelius Academy

The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities...

 with Erik T. Tawaststjerna

Erik W. Tawaststjerna

Erik Werner Tawaststjerna was the best known Finnish musicologist of his generation. He was also a pianist, pedagogue, critic, and biographer of Jean Sibelius....

 and at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold

Hochschule für Musik Detmold

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 with Anatol Ugorski. He also studied composition

Musical composition

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 and music theory

Music theory

Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...

 at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. He was awarded in 2002 with the Bösendorfer

Bösendorfer

Bösendorfer is an Austrian piano manufacturer, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha. The brand is known for producing pianos with a uniquely rich, singing, and sustaining tone...

-scholarship, 2006 with the first prize at the Helmi-Vesa piano competition in Helsinki

Helsinki

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 and 2008 with the Special prize for his stage charm at the international piano competition in Santorini

Santorini

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, Greece

Greece

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. With Austrian violin

Violin

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ist Roland Hölzl he recorded a CD with works by Fritz Kreisler

Fritz Kreisler

Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler was an Austrian-born violinist and composer. One of the most famous violin masters of his or any other day, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. Like many great violinists of his generation, he produced a characteristic sound which was immediately...

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Heinz Chen made efforts to enrich the cultural life in Yunlin County

Yunlin County

Yunlin County is a county in the western part of Taiwan, the Republic of China. Yunlin is located to the right of the Taiwan Strait, the east of Nantou County and sharing a border with Changhua County divided by the Zhuoshui River. Yunlin is one of the counties of Taiwan that is part of the Chianan...

, Taiwan, the place of origin of his family. In 2006 Heinz Chen took over the Beigang Music Festival in Beigang

Beigang, Yunlin

Beigang is a township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. The Beigang River is surrounding the East and South borders of the town.-Sights:...

, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

, and raised it to the Beigang International Music Festival

Beigang International Music Festival

The Beigang International Music Festival is a project of the "Beigang Philharmonic Association" and takes place in Beigang, Yunlin County, Taiwan. Since its inception in 2006, the festival has grown and developed to become the biggest international music festival in Yunlin County...

, which he led as Artistc Director

Artistic director (music)

An artistic director may refer to someone who directs a musical ensemble, and in this medium, is often abbreviated as simply Director. The typical jobs of a musical artistic director are to choose repertoire for the ensemble, come up with an artistic vision for the group and also a long-term...

 between 2006 and 2009. The concept of the festival contained arts events as well as intercultural activities, which Heinz Chen partly adopted from his experiences from the European Youth Parliament

European Youth Parliament

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, which he attended in 1999 in Weimar

Weimar

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 and Hämeenlinna

Hämeenlinna

Hämeenlinna is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Häme in the south of Finland and is the birthplace of composer Jean Sibelius. Today, it belongs to the region of Tavastia Proper, and until 2010 it was the residence city for the Governor of the...

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He has been performing with Latvian soprano Anna Krauja

Anna Krauja

Anna Krauja is a lyric soprano from Latvia. Born in Riga Anna Krauja was elected International Mini Miss in a competition at the Latvian National Theatre in 1993 and was the first Latvian child to win this award. At her appearance she sang a song by Latvian composer Imants Kalniņš and received...

. Their work was documented by Latvian radio.