｜About｜
Born in 1998 in Chiayi City, Taiwan, Dong-Yi Lin began learning piano at the age of seven under Liu Ming-Yu. He later studied with Chiang Yi-Chin and Tsai Chao-Hui. He also pursued percussion as a secondary discipline under Huang Chin-Hsiang.
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Lin graduated from the music programs of Chongwen Elementary School, Beixing Junior High School’s wind band, and Qingshui High School in Taichung. During high school, he explored jazz and contemporary electronic music. He has attended masterclasses and music festivals, receiving guidance from renowned pianists such as Robert Levin, Yulianna Avdeeva, Alexander Romanovsky, and Boris Giltburg. Currently, he is a Master’s student in the Department of Music at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), under the tutelage of Professor Lena Yeh.
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In 2017, Lin entered NTNU’s undergraduate music program and immediately won first place in the concerto competition, performing with the NTNU Symphony Orchestra at the Concerto Night. He also taught himself percussion, earning first place in the marimba solo category at the Taipei Student Music Competition.

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｜Awards｜

• 2019: Won second prize at the Rome International Piano Competition in Italy.

• 2020: Received the Jury’s Special Gold Award and the Hong Kong LingQiao Arts Advancement Association Special Award at the 4th International Classical and Traditional Music Awards. Also won first prize in the four-hands category and fourth prize in the duo piano category at the 3rd Taiwan International Piano Duo Competition.

• 2021: Secured first prize in the piano category at the International Clara Schumann Competition.

• 2023: Won first prize and the Debussy Special Award at the Young Talent Piano Competition hosted by the Debussy Music and Arts Center. As a dual-focus musician in piano and percussion, Lin has been actively performing in various venues in recent years.

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｜Performance Experience｜

• 2019 - 2020: Participated in the "Tribute to Bach" complete keyboard works project, performing several solo pieces by Bach and collaborating with the Taipei Century Musicians Chamber Orchestra on the Double Piano Concerto. He was also invited by the JiaSong Youth Wind Orchestra to perform a piano concerto.

• 2021: Held the piano recital Impressions of the City of Flowers, featuring an all-Debussy program at the National Concert Hall. As a percussionist, he participated in 2021 Taiwan Music Imagery: Memories of the Island at the National Taichung Theater and Weiwuying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, performing works by Taiwanese composers Tyzen Hsiao and Chi-Yuan Kuo. He also collaborated with pianist Lo-Fu Wei on the premiere of Wei's Crabs of the Dark Night in a piano and percussion arrangement. Later that year, he worked with Japanese composer Naoki Tokunaga, performing several piano chamber pieces.

• 2022: Performed Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra at the National Concert Hall during the Liszt Piano Art Festival, marking the concerto's Taiwan premiere.

• 2024: Scheduled to collaborate with the Debussy Music and Arts Center to hold a solo recital in late April.