"I am proud to be a D'Addario artist for two reasons: their dedication to their artists and commitment to products created with cutting edge technology and precision engineering. I truly trust and love D'Addario products!"
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Ixi Chen
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra,
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
"I am proud to be a D'Addario artist for two reasons: their dedication to their artists and commitment to products created with cutting edge technology and precision engineering. I truly trust and love D'Addario products!"
"The Reserve Classic Reeds give me a perfect combination of supple flexibility and depth of color! Combined with great response and consistency, I enjoy performing on D'Addario reeds."
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ABOUT IXI CHEN
Ixi Chen is the Second Clarinetist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and enjoys a versatile and active career as an orchestral player, chamber musician, artistic director, educator and coach. Following her studies at the Manhattan School of Music and the University of Southern California, Ms. Chen was appointed by Maestro Paavo Järvi to the position of Second Clarinet of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 2002. In 2004, she joined the woodwind faculty of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and in 2006, founded the chamber ensemble concert:nova whose fusion of traditional and contemporary elements seeks to cultivate a new audience for music and deeper understanding. Ms. Chen's commitment to diverse experiences has taken her around the globe. She has performed in music festivals such as the Munich ARD, Aspen, Tanglewood, Evian, Schleswig-Holstein, Rheingau, Jerusalem, Thessoloniki, Saint Petersburg, Mexico City UNAM and the Beijing International Clarinet Festival. Media broadcast features include ZDF (German television), NordDeutsche Rundfunk (NDR; North German Radio), SudDeutsche Rundfunk (SDR; South German Radio), KUSC Los Angeles, KQED San Francisco, and WGUC Cincinnati. Ms.Chen has trained with Rosario Mazzeo, Gary Gray, David Krakauer, Ricardo Morales, Wolfgang Meyer and Yehuda Gilad. An active presenter and clinician, she presents masterclasses and workshops at universities across the US and abroad. As a D'Addario artist, she performs exclusively on D'Addario reeds.
