Hong Kong-native Tim Chen is a concert violinist, educator, and arts leader based in the Hong Kong. In 2023, he founded the Asiartic  Camerata, an ensemble considered to be one of Asia’s most prominent international ensembles.

As the Director of the Green Music Foundation, he focused on contributing to society with professional music education and developing Green Music Foundation to extend its service to more districts in Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

Tim Chen started learning the violin at five and achieved his DipABRSM in 2004. He graduated from Birmingham Conservatoire with a BMus(Hons) in 2011 under the tutelage of Simon Smith. Tim then went to the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance to study with Mayumi Fujikawa, where he obtained a MMus in 2013. In 2014 he has received a scholarship to continue further study at the Artist Diploma course in Trinity. Over these years, he was also received instructions from Raymond Wong, Andrew Bernardi and Detlef Hahn to name a few.

Tim is in demand as a player having participated in various projects such as leading the Hong Kong New Philharmonic Youth Orchestra for three years, concert master of Tokyo Baroque Collegium, performing with various musical organizations such as the Orchestra Europa and London Arts Orchestra. He has performed in concert venues such as the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Cadogan Hall and the Birmingham Symphony Hall.