As a semifinalist of the XI International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, Ivette Chen was one of six cellists to represent the US. Ivette has been a prizewinner for many international competitions and has performed at various venues, including Carnegie’s Stern Auditorium, Irvine‘s Barclay Theatre, and UCLA’s Royce Hall for her teacher Lynn Harrell in his “In Remembrance” Concert. She enjoys giving back to the community through music and hosted her own solo concert, “The Constellation” to raise money for the neurosurgery department in Sierra Leone. Ivette is a current junior at Harvard University and is concentrating in neuroscience. Outside of academics, Ivette is also involved in CrimsonEMS as a licensed emergency medical technician, Harvard Medical School’s Mission:BRAIN chapter as the Content Creation Chair, and runs international conferences focused on liberal arts seminars and university-level research methods for Chinese high school students. She also conducts neural progenitor cell research at Mass General Hospital and aspires to be a neurosurgeon in the future.

There are people in the world who do not have the privileges that are present in our life. Let’s help those people gain those benefits. Each note played out extends a helping hand.