Hailed by The Boston Musical Intelligence as a pianist who “breezed through the most technically difficult bits with impressive panache,” Zhiye Lin is a classical pianist who is increasingly heard in major concert halls. After winning numerous competitions, including first prize at the 2023 GOCCA International Artist Competition, he has performed in many prestigious venues worldwide, such as Takamatsu Rexxam Hall, Hawaii Theatre, Lincoln Center, Monza Villa Reale, The Kennedy Center, Ningbo Concert Hall, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall, and the Shanghai Oriental Art Center. He has been a laureate of piano competitions in Tokyo, Spain, West Virginia, New York, Singapore, and Hawaii. He has also appeared as a soloist with the Mercury Orchestra, West Virginia University Symphony Orchestra, and Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, under the batons of Channing Yu, Mitchell Arnold, and Joseph Stepec. 

Known for his performances of solo masterpieces, he is also an active chamber musician. He and his piano trio won the second prize in the Chamber Music Competition of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Since then, he and his ensemble have been coached by renowned musicians, including Joseph Lin, Jerome Lowenthal, Peter Salaff, and Joel Smirnoff. 

Mr. Lin holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, where he studied under HaeSun Paik and Hung-Kuan Chen. He earned his Artist Diploma from the Peabody Institute in 2024 under the guidance of American pianist Richard Goode.