En-Chi Cheng

Taiwanese violist En-Chi Cheng has served as an Associate Member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 2019. His career highlights solo appearances with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra performing Walton’s Viola Concerto, as well as the world premieres of Andrew Hsu’s Arabesques for Viola and Strings and James Ra’s Concerto for Three Violas and Strings. He received the Balmoral and Josef Weinberger Prizes at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and is a two-time recipient of the Chi-Mei Arts Award. He contributed to the Metropolitan Opera’s 63rd Grammy Award–winning recording of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. His festival appearances include the Marlboro Music Festival and Music from Angel Fire. Since 2023, he has been a faculty member at the Chamber Music Conference at Colgate University. An alum of the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, his principal teachers include Joseph de Pasquale, Hsin-Yun Huang, and Samuel Rhodes.