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Chien Tan joined the Oregon Symphony as Principal Second Violin of the Oregon Symphony in September, 1999. In addition to her orchestra career, she is a versatile musician. Ms. Tan recently performed at Teatro ZinZanni in Seattle, was concertmaster of the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra (a jazz orchestra) and studio recording musician at Fox and Warner Brothers in Los Angeles.

Ms. Tan began mastering the treble violin in August 2003 and made her first public appearance at Chamber Music on Tap in Portland, Oregon. She performed the treble violin on National Public Radio in 2005.

At the age of 23, Ms. Tan was appointed section violin to the Pacific Symphony, a position she held for five years. She performed with Opera Pacific, Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, Long Beach Symphony, and orchestras for visiting Kirov, Joffrey, and the Royal Danish Ballet. In 1999 Ms. Tan performed with the Grammy Awards orchestra with the late Luciano Pavarotti, Vince Gill, Celine Dion and members of Aerosmith. During that time she served as occasional violin and string coach for youth orchestras in Orange County, California.

Ms. Tan has been a member of the Oregon Symphony String Quartet comprised of the string principals of the symphony. Her most recent solo performance with the Oregon Symphony was in 2005. She has participated in the Grand Teton, Oregon Bach and the Colorado Music Festivals.

A native of Nova Scotia, Canada, Ms. Tan earned a Bachelors degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, spending summers at the ENCORE School for Strings. Her principal teachers were David Cerone and David Updegraff. She received a full scholarship at the California Institute of the Arts, where she earned her Masters degree studying with Elizabeth Baker, a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.