Helen Shen

About

Helen earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in violin from the University of Melbourne, studying with Dr. Curt Thompson. She has toured Singapore and China with the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, plus travelled to the U.S. and South Korea as part of the university’s string ensemble. She has also previously played with members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. As a concertmaster, she has led the University of Melbourne’s string ensemble and philharmonic orchestra under the direction of conductor Richard Davis. More recently, she joined the AYO Momentum ensemble at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, where she performed with fellow AYO alumni and acclaimed festival artists. Since 2021, Helen has been a classical music news writer at The Violin Channel, where she was recently promoted to Senior Content Writer.