Based in Calgary, Christine is an active violinist in North America. As a classical trained violinist, she not only shares a deep passion for classical music but she also ventured into film scoring, recording, commercial and pop music. Having played with the LA based Voce dell’Orchestra, California Millennial Choir and Orchestra, Boston based Firebird Pop Orchestra, and rock tribute band Led Zapagain, Christine also had the privilege to play along side actress Tamlyn Tomita and Daniel Blinkorff in the Tony Winning Musical Spring Awakening at the East West Theater in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Christine Chen began violin and piano at a young age. She is an alumnus of the Academy program at Mount Royal University Conservatory and the Calgary Youth Orchestra. As a child, she participated in competitions like Canadian Music Competition, Calgary Concerto Competition and won many awards at the Calgary Performing Arts Festival. She received her BMus and MMus from the University of Calgary where she studied under Edmond Agopian and secondary instrument piano studied Under Lana Henchell. Later, she received her post-graduate diploma from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee where she studied under grammy award winner Catalyst String Quartet violist Paul Laraia and Lynn Chang, There, she won the Honors Chamber Music Competition and also served as concertmaster for many different ensembles such as Musical Theater, String, Symphony, Composers and Conductors Orchestra. She made her Carnegie Hall debut winning first prize at the Concert Artist International Competition. She is also the silver prize winner of the Virtuoso International Music Award in UK. She’s performed in many concerts of a variety of genres at venues such as MGM Fenway, Berklee Performing Center and Agganis Arena, Roger’s Arena, Saddledome, Jack Singer Concert Hall and more. Christine has performed with/for artists such as singer Michael Bublé, pianist Richard Clayderman, Silkroad, astronaut Chris Hadfield, Aga Khan jazz pianist Kenny Barron and more. She has worked with grammy winning film composer Nan Schwartz in masterclasses and has recorded multiple for films scores and pop songs for artists such as China Mega Boy Band TNT (時代少年團) to name a few.