Pianist │ Dong-Yi Lin

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➤ About

Born in 1998 in Chiayi City, Dong-Yi Lin began his piano studies at the age of seven under the guidance of Ming-Yu Liu. He later studied with Yi-Chin Chiang and Chao-Hui Tsai. In addition to piano, he also pursued percussion as a secondary instrument under Jin-Xiang Huang.
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He graduated from the music program at Chongwen Elementary School, the wind ensemble program at Beixing Junior High School, and the music department of Qingshui High School in Taichung. During high school, he explored jazz and contemporary electronic music. Additionally, he participated in masterclasses and music festivals, receiving guidance from renowned pianists such as Robert Levin, Yulianna Avdeeva, Alexander Romanovsky, and Boris Giltburg. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in music at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) under the tutelage of Professor Lyuba Yedlina.
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Upon entering the NTNU music department in 2017, he won first prize in the university's concerto competition that same semester and performed with the NTNU Symphony Orchestra at the Concerto Night. At the same time, he independently prepared for the Taipei Student Music Competition, securing first place in the marimba solo category.

➤ Awards

• 2019 – Second Prize at the Rome International Piano Competition, Italy.

• 2020 – Special Gold Award and the Hong Kong Lingqiao Arts Association Special Prize at the 4th International Classical & Traditional Music Awards.

• 2020 – First Prize in the Four-Hand Category and Fourth Prize in the Two-Piano Category at the 3rd Taiwan International Duo Piano & Ensemble Competition.

• 2021 – First Prize in the Piano Category at the International Clara Schumann Online Competition.

• 2023 – Champion and Debussy Special Prize at the Young Talent Piano Competition, hosted by the Debussy Music & Art Center.As a musician proficient in both piano and percussion, Lin has been actively performing in various venues in recent years.

 

➤ Performance Experience

• 2019-2020 – Participated in the Homage to Bach project, performing solo works by Bach and collaborating with the Taipei Century Players Chamber Orchestra on Bach’s Concerto for Two Pianos. He was also invited by the Jia-Song Youth Wind Orchestra for a piano concerto performance.

• ​2021 – Held the solo recital Impressions of Paris at the National Recital Hall, featuring an all-Debussy program. Additionally, as a percussionist, he performed in 2021 Taiwan Music Images: Memories of the Island at the National Taichung Theater and Weiwuying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, showcasing works by Taiwanese composers Tyzen Hsiao and Chih-Yuan Kuo. He also collaborated with pianist Rolf-Peter Wille in premiering a piano-percussion version of Crabs in the Dark Night. Later that year, he was invited to collaborate with Japanese composer Naoki Tokoka on a series of chamber music performances.

• ​2022 – Performed the Taiwan premiere of Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra at the National Concert Hall during the Liszt Piano Art Festival.

• ​2024 – Scheduled to hold a solo recital in late April in collaboration with the Debussy Music & Art Center.