About

Jingyu Chen 陈靖谕 an award-winning composer based in the UK. Her recent work, Nebula, was awarded first prize in the highly regarded Takemitsu composition award. Composer and judge for the event Mark-Anthony Turnage said of the work ‘very beautifully scored… sentimental but not quite. There was something very touching, and actually quite moving […] last section is very special, the final bars are beautifully paced’.

She has worked with ensembles and artists including members of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Singers, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Riot Ensemble, and Amatis Trio. Her music has been performed twice on NHK Japanese Radio broadcast in Japan, and festivals including the New Music Northwest Festival and 8³ New Music & Science.

Jingyu is the recipient of various awards including the III International Competition of Composers “New Music Generation” (2021), the Homerton Composing Competition (2022), the UK International Music Competition (2023), and the prestigious Toru Takemitsu Composition Award (2024). She studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, the Royal College of Music, and the University of Cambridge.

Awards

2024 Nebula for Symphony Orchestra, award I Prize of the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award

2023 Yonshakudama Hanabi for Orchestra, award I Prize in the category of Orginal Composition, UK International Music Competition

2022 When Alice dreams for piano trio, Homerton Composing Competition 2022 Award, University of Cambridge

2021 Dust for Orchestra, award II Prize in Symphonic Composition group, The III International Competition of Composers “New Music Generation 2021”, Kazakh National University of Arts