Chinese violinist Angela Sin Ying Chan is the top prize winner of the Singapore, Shanghai Issac Stern, Louis Spohr, Harbin International, Nomea, ArsClassica, and Michael Hill International Competitions, and founder of the AYA piano trio. As a soloist, Angela has appeared with numerous orchestras including The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Weimar Orchestra of Germany, China Philharmonic Orchestra, EOS Orchestra of Beijing, and the Hong Kong Symphonia. As an active chamber musician, Angela has collaborated with famous artists such as Nobuko Imai, Philip Setzer, Peter Wiley, Gary Hoffman, etc. Angela’s festival appearances as a soloist and chamber musician include Hefeitz Institute of Music as Artist-in-Residence, Verbier Festival & Academy, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. Born in Hong Kong, China, Angela is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Shmuel Ashkenasi, Pamela Frank, and Aaron Rosand. With full scholarship granted, she is currently studying with Donald Weilerstein at the New England Conservatory.