DR. BRIAN YUEBING LIN

Dr. Brian Yuebing Lin is a pianist whose career seamlessly integrates performance, education, and leadership to empower musicians worldwide. As the Founder and CEO of Piano League® and the Executive Director of the Piano Star International Competition, Dr. Lin has cultivated global platforms that celebrate and advance excellence in piano performance and education.

With over a decade of teaching experience, Dr. Lin has worked with students at all levels—from beginners to conservatory musicians—many of whom have gone on to win top prizes in international competitions. He has also shared his expertise through masterclasses and lectures, including the widely attended “How to Play Difficult Pieces with Ease” seminar presented to over 100 piano teachers in China. Dr. Lin has taught at institutions including the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University and East Carolina University, and previously served as Executive Director of Nova Music Academy in Shenzhen, where he oversaw curriculum development, faculty coordination, and school-wide strategy for over 200 students.

Dr. Lin has adjudicated for a number of respected competitions, including the Miriam Shields Gottlieb Memorial Competition and the Maryland State Music Teachers Association’s Sonata Awards.

As a performer, he has received international recognition, winning the Sascha Gorodnitzki Memorial Prize at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition and third prize at the Houston Symphony’s Ima Hogg International Competition. He has performed as a concerto soloist with orchestras such as the Houston Symphony, Gulf Coast Symphony, and Richardson Symphony, and appeared at venues including Steinway Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York, as well as the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia.

In addition to his artistic and educational work, Dr. Lin is an award-winning financial writer, earning first place in Seeking Alpha’s “Stock of Summer” competition, with his article cited by major Chinese financial outlets.

Originally from Shenzhen, China, Dr. Lin began his piano studies at age four. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University and both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School. His principal teachers include Yong Hi Moon, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Joseph Kalichstein, Matti Raekallio, Tamás Ungár, Eleanor Wong, Zhaoyi Dan, Ping Li, and Walter Gui.