Winner of the Making Music's AYCA award 2008, Jessica Chan made her Royal Festival Hall debut as a concerto soloist at the age of 13. She has since established herself internationally and continues to perform extensively in the UK and abroad. Her busy schedule includes concerts in Asia, the USA, and major UK venues such as the Barbican, St-Martins-in-the-Fields, and the South Bank (including a recital as part of the Park Lane Group’s New Year Series 2002). Jessica recently won the First Prize at the International Mozart Competition in Greece, and was awarded the ‘Most Distinguished Performance’ prize at the Concours International de piano d’Orleans, France. Other awards won include the Boise Foundation Award, the Hopkinson Gold Medal for two consecutive years, the Craxton Memorial Trust Award, the Wendy Hall Scholarship and the Alfred Brendel Award. As a concerto soloist, Jessica has collaborated with orchestras such as the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, and worked with conductors including Vernon Handley, Richard Dickins and Peter Bassano.

Originally from Taiwan, Jessica came to the UK to study at the Purcell School for Specialist Musicians with the former Head of Keyboard--Mrs. Roshan Magub. She continued her education at the Royal College of Music in London, and graduated with First Class Honours from the BSc Physics with Music degree (in conjunction with Imperial College) in 2003, and the MMus course with distinction the following year. During this time, she benefited greatly from the guidance of her piano professor Yonty Solomon. Jessica has since been awarded the first Frank Bridge Doctorate Studentship and is now, alongside her performing career, also pursuing her DMus degree at the Royal College of Music on the interpretation of Frank Bridge's Phantasm.