Chens oevre is a subtle combination of Eastern linguistic and philosophical traditions with European musical innovation.
A part of his career he spent in Germany as, amongst various projects, professor of composition at the Hamburg Hochschule für Musik und Theater.
He also accepted various professorships in China (Shanghai Conservatory of Music and Xi’an Conservatory of Music). He also has been composer in residence (2009) and artistic and scientific advisor of the Danube University Centre for Contemporary Music.
His works are exclusively published by the Internationale Musikverlage Sikorski/Boosey & Hawkes (Berlin).