New Zealand-born cellist Vincent Chen, of Taiwanese heritage, started cello lessons at 10 and now studies with James Yoo at the University of Auckland while also pursuing an engineering degree. He has performed as a soloist with the Nelson Symphony Orchestra, and, as part of the Viereinigkeit Quartet, he won the 2021 ROSL/Pettman Chamber Music Scholarship, performing in the UK and premiering a piece by Dame Gillian Whitehead.