Ian Lin, Piano

Ian Lin is a 16-year-old pianist, composer, and violinist from Wakefield. He began piano at four, trained with Tanya Schwartzman, Meng Chieh Liu, and Natalie Zhu; and currently studies with Jonathan Bass at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School. Ian has played masterclasses Richard Goode, Wei-Yi Yang, and Fabio Bidini. Ian earned first prizes from the International Chopin Competition (Hartford), Paderewski International Piano Competition (Farmington), Steinway Society of Massachusetts, and Crescendo Little Mozart competitions. He placed third at the International Young Artist Pianist Competition (Washington, D.C.) and the New England Piano Teachers’ Association Mildred Freiburg Competition, was Rhode Island’s MTNA state winner, and earned “Best Performer” at URI’s Piano Extravaganza. He was the winner of the East Carolina Piano Festival competition, a winner of the Vancouver Piano Sessions concerto competition, and second place in the Philadelphia International Music Festival concerto competition. He has been featured as soloist with the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, Long Bay Symphony, and the Rhode Island Youth Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, he was named a YoungArts winner with distinction for 2026. Ian received a full scholarship from the Chopin Foundation of the United States, and was a quarterfinalist in the 2025 Fischoff competition. Ian has played multiple times in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall as well as Boston’s Symphony Hall.

2026 Concerts: Generations June 1, 2026