Chaowen Luo began to study violin playing at the age of seven and a half with Xiao Sishan. Later he studied with Prof. Huang Chenxing, and was admitted to the Primary School attached to Shanghai Conservatory of Music, followed by studies at the Central Conservatory in Beijing with Wang Hong, Zhang Jia and Tong Weidong. In 2016, he was invited to perform a recital at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music in Russia. In 2017, he performed with Maxim Vengerov in Qingdao. In 2018, he was selected to participate in Seiji Ozawa Music Juku, and toured in Japan. In 2019, he went to Spain to participate in the European String Festival and acted as the concert leader. He was also a semifinalist at the 56th Paganini International Competition.
"It was a great honor to experience the performances of young and talented musicians during the competition. I extend my deep admiration for the dedication and hard work of all the participants, and I wish them success and good fortune on their future musical journeys. I was also greatly impressed by the meticulous and efficient organization of the event by the organizers, in addition to the outstanding skills of the participants," said Mihaela Martin, Chairperson of the Jury.
Previous winners of the Isangyun Competition include pianist Chung Kyu-bin (2023), cellist Han Jae-min (2022), violinist Karisa Chiu (2021) and pianist Lim Yunchan 2019).
Closing this year's competition, the winners’ concert took place Sunday at the Bucheon Art Center in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province.
The 2025 competition will be held in the discipline of cello.
