Lin Chen was born in Nanjing, China. At age five she began lessons learning how to play the Chinese dulcimer "Yang-qin", followed by ballet lessons at age 7 and percussion lessons at age 15. She completed her bachelor's degree in percussion with Prof. Xiaoyuan Qin at the Nanjing Arts Institute in 2005. Since 2006, she has lived in Germany, where she studied at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar under Alexander Peter and Prof. Markus Leoson. After continuing her studies in Hamburg, she graduated in 2011 with a concert diploma with distinction under Prof. Cornelia Monske. In 2012, she appeared in the series "Stars of Tomorrow" in the Laeiszhalle with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra,she played the premiere of Chinese composer Wang Yijie’s Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, "Chang-E's Trip to the Moon”. Since 2013, she plays in a duo with her husband, guitarist Kristian Sievers. August 2019 Lin Chen founded "Dà Gǔ Ensemble". lin-chen-percussion.com/