“Sublime soprano Chen Reiss [has] one of the most perfect voices one could wish for to interpret ths repertoire. Alban Berg’s Sieben frühe Lieder are a treasure from a young composer aged 23. Chen Reiss’ interpretation is magical, intense, sensual. Everything is there, evocative colors, nocturnal atmospheres, the voice blending with the orchestra. […] In the final movement, “Das Himmlische Leben” (Heavenly Life), soprano Chen Reiss’ performance is experienced as a moment of grace, her airy tone effectively embodying the simplicity and innocence prescribed by the composer.”

– Carlo Schreiber, Crescendo Magazine

Soprano Chen Reiss has established a strongly acclaimed career enchanting audiences with ‘one of the most perfect Strauss voices one could wish for’ (Classical Source). Recent highlights include the title role in Cavalli’s La Calisto at Teatro alla Scala, Ginevra (Ariodante) at the Royal Opera House, and Liu (Turandot) with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. She gave performances of Mahler’s Second and Fourth Symphonies with the Munich Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Daniele Gatti, and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under Lahav Shani. She debuted with the Berlin Radio Symphony under Vladimir Jurowski, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under Antonio Pappano, the Berlin Philharmonic under Semyon Bychkovand the Filarmonica della Scala. Highlights of this season include concerts with the Israel Philharmonic, the SWR Symphonieorchester Stuttgart, the Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich and Munich Philharmonic, as well as her debut with the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington DC. Recent CD releases include Mahler’s Fourth Symphony (Pentatone), orchestral lieder and scenas by Fanny Hensel and Felix Mendelssohn, and a recording of Beethoven arias with the Academy of Ancient Music. Forthcoming releases include Schreker’s Vom ewigen Leben for Deutsche Grammophon with Christoph Eschenbach and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Accompanied by the Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle, she sang the soundtrack to Tom Tykwer’s film Perfume: the Story of a Murderer.