Wen-pin Chien 簡文彬

生於台北市，國立台灣藝術專科學校(今國立台灣藝術大學)鍵盤組畢業，維也納音樂暨表演藝術大學指揮碩士。1996年起任職於德國萊茵歌劇院；1998-2004年為日本太平洋音樂節駐節指揮；2001-2007年為國家交響樂團音樂總監；2014-2016擔任國立台灣交響樂團藝術顧問；2015年1月起擔任國家表演藝術中心衛武營營運推動小組召集人暨準藝術總監。2014年9月獲頒第十八屆國家文藝獎。

Born in Taipei, Wen-pin Chien studied piano and composition at the National Taiwan Academy of Arts in Taipei. He obtained his master’s degree in conducting from the National University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. He has been the conductor of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein since 1996 and Executive and Artistic Director designée of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts in Taiwan. Other positions he has held included Resident Conductor of Pacific Music Festival in Japan (1998–2004), Music Director of Taiwan Philharmonic (NSO, 2001–2007) and Artistic Advisor of National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (2014–2016). Chien was also a recipient of the 18th National Awards of Art, the highest cultural and creative sector honour in Taiwan, in 2014.