Pianist Hsiao–Ying Lin holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in piano performance from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, under the tutelage of Ellen Mack. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Dr. Lin holds a degree of BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in Piano Performance and Music Education from the Department of Music at National Taiwan Normal University. Dr. Lin is currently on the faculty of the Peabody Preparatory for the Pre-Conservatory Violin Program, and serves as Manager of the Peabody Institute Accompanist Program- supervising and training 40-50 accompanists for both the Conservatory and the Preparatory divisions. She is also a collaborative pianist at the Peabody Conservatory, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute Choir Society and University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Lin is an artist with the Baltimore Musicales, and the Piatigorsky Foundation.

Dr. Lin performs internationally as a soloist, collaborative artist and chamber musician in venues such as Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Great Hall Series presented by the Chamber Music Society of Maryland, the Strathmore Mansion Concert series, the Steinway Series at Smithsonian American Art Museum, Stevenson Hall at the Royal Conservartoire of Scotland, and the National Concert Hall in Taiwan. Dr. Lin obtained awards at competitions worldwide, including top prizes at Golden Classical Music Awards, the International London Grande Prize Virtuoso, American Protégé International Concerto Competition, and the Elite National Music Competition in Taiwan. Dr. Lin was the recipient of the Sidney Friedberg Prize (2012) in chamber music, as well as the Clara Arschfeld Award (2011), Peabody Preparatory Awards (2013), Sarah Stulman Zierler Prize (2016) in accompanying. She was on the Full Scholarship in Accompanying (2008-2013) at the Peabody Conservatory. As a recording artist, Dr. Lin’s recording “Time and Memory”. has been released by Albany Records (2017), presenting American composer Michael Rickelton’s vocal-piano chamber and piano solo works. The recording has been broadcast throughout the country, including radio stations such as WBJC of Maryland/DC area, and Hawaii Public Radio’s HPR2. Dr. Lin has had the honor of working with many notable musicians, including playing for violin masterclasses by such renowned artists as Victor Danchenko, Midori, Gil Shaham, Vadim Gluzman, and Matthew Lipman.