Chih-Ta Chen, from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is currently studying viola with Roberto Diaz and Hsin-Yun Huang at the Curtis Institute of Music, where he holds the Jean J. Sterne Fellowship. 

Chen was a winner of the Borromeo String Quartet Guest Artist Award in 2018, leading to a performance with the quartet at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. Additionally, he and his string quartet, the Nico Quartet, were selected as a New England Conservatory Honors Ensemble in 2018-19. Previously, Chen has been invited to the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music festival, Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, and the Taos Chamber Music Festival. 

Before coming to Curtis, Chen attended the New England Conservatory and Tainan National University of the Arts. He previously studied with Mai Motobuchi, Yong-Zhan Chen, and I-Chen Wang.

陳志達，出生於高雄市，五歲開始學習音樂，先後師事 陳永展、林倢伃、王怡蓁, Mai Motobuchi等老師。 高中畢業於國立台南藝術大學，19歲赴美國New England Cinservatory 新英格蘭音樂院深造，在 校期間獲得多項獎學金與校內比賽，與弦樂四重奏Nico Quartet 獲選為，NEC 2018-2019Honor Ensemble ，並獲得Borromeo String Quartet Guest Artist Award，與Borromeo Quartet 於Jordan Hall 演出。2019年參加Kneisel Hall, 2020 Four Seasons , 2021 Taos  室內樂音樂節皆獲得全額獎學金。目前獲得全額獎學金，於美國Curtis Institute of Music 就讀，與Hsin-Yun Huang 黃心芸, Roberto Diaz 教授學習。