Rosey Chan

Rosey Chan was born in the United Kingdom to Chinese parents. She attended the Royal Academy of Music on a piano scholarship. She then went on to be classically trained in composition, piano and violin at the Royal College of Music in South Kensington, London. She also plays guitar, accordion, and keyboards.

After graduating from the Royal College of Music, Chan performed at such venues as the Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall and Carnegie Hall.[1][2]

In 2008, Chan focused expanding her repertoire to include contemporary electronic music, improvisation,[3][4] film scoring, performance art and working with dance. She has presented her work at The Royal Opera House, The Royal Festival Hall, Pompidou Centre to the intimate settings of The 100 club, Le Poisson Rouge in New York, Gagosian Gallery Paris and The Serpentine Gallery London.

Contemporary art installations are an extension of Rosey Chan's work. Her multi-media performance piece March of the Jingoists premiered at the 2009 Frieze Art Fair.[5] Her three-screen video installation Past Present Future premiered at the 2010 Hong Kong Art Fair.

Artists she has worked with include: Marina Abramovic, Doug Aitken, Fanny Ardant, Antony Gormley, Patrik Schumacher, Zaha Hadid Architects, Charles Dance, Jonas Mekas, Zowie Broach, Nick Knight, Central School of Ballet and Dance.

Musicians she has collaborated with include: William Orbit, Queen, Sting, Synematik, Stargate Music, Michael Nyman, Carnet de Voyage Music, The Invisible Men, Ali Tennant, Ilan Eshkeri, Gregg Wilson, Mike Figgis, Vaal, Victoria Bond, The English Chamber Orchestra, London Contemporary Orchestra.

In 2009, Chan co-founded a piece of music, food and wine festival in Tuscany with Luca Sanjust, Mike Figgis and ex-Wine Spectator editor James Suckling.

In 2011 Chan curated cultural content for the first Hong Kong Liberatum Festival, an international cultural festival, and summit, bringing together diverse talents from Europe, America, and China. The project culminated in workshops for students in music, film, architecture, and photography, alongside talks and performances throughout the festival.[6]

Chan supports environmental charity Client Earth. She composed and recorded an Adagio for Planet Earth which she has dedicated to the charity.

Chan currently lives in London. She performs and collaborates on various dance, visual art, architecture, film, fashion, music and design projects internationally.[8]