About

George likes to live life at a slow tempo—but somehow, he’s always rushing to the next thing. His laugh is really loud. Sometimes it’s so loud, it even surprises himself! He loves taking care of plants and animals, but sometimes he loves them a little too much... and they don’t always survive.
George enjoys drinking coffee—especially cappuccinos—even though he doesn’t know much about them. What he really likes is the warm, milky taste. So, for him, it’s more like milk with coffee flavor than coffee with milk.
He’s always trying to learn how to live better. His life is full of funny opposites—just like the ones above—but he’s learned to enjoy them. Maybe that’s why people like his music: he tries to be fully in the moment, even when things don’t go the way he planned. Oh, FYI, George plays the clarinet.

Music

Chao-Chih George Chen is a Taiwanese clarinetist living in New York City. His impressive awards include being awarded top prize at the Buffet Crampon Asia Pacific Clarinet Competition, and the Taiwan National Music Competition. Notable concerto performances with Taiwanese orchestras include Rossini’s Introduction Theme and Variations and Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622, as well as Spohr’s Clarinet Concerto No.1 with Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra. During a reception on Taiwan’s National Day, he was invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to perform for the country’s president and other members of the government.

Chao-Chih has appeared as a fellow musician in festivals of Bowdoin, Domaine Forget, Sarasota, Norfolk, to name a few. He was also invited to play a masterclass as part of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York.