Brian Lin, 15, lives in Fremont, California. He started learning piano at age of 6 and has found learning new repertories to be much more satisfying than anything else. He is a 2022-2023 First year scholarship recipient of the Chopin Foundation of United States and was invited to perform with the renowned Orchestra Filarmonica Pugliese-OFP in Bari, Italy, as the Grand prize winner of 2022 Elevato International Piano Competition Concerto Category. He has received top prizes in numerous piano competitions, including Weatherford International Piano Competition, Chicago International Piano Competition, Steinway Piano Competition Regionals, Marilyn Mindell Piano Competition, Pacific Music Society & Foundation Competition, James Ramos International Video Competition, Sylvia M. Ghiglieri Piano Competition, CAPMT Honors District and State Finals, San Francisco Chopin Competition, USIMC, MTNA, and MTAC. His honors also include participating in the 2021 Southeastern Piano Festival and 2022 Vivace Music Festival. Throughout the years, Brian has found inspiration to keep improving by participating in masterclasses with pianists Ruth Slencynska, Professor Armen Babakhanian, Alexander Kobrin, Arthur Greene, Michelle Cann, Sasha Starcevich, Haewon Song, Jason Kwak, Emily White, Mikhail Lidsky, Vladimir Khomyakov, and Polina Fedotova. Brian loves sharing music with his family and the community. He has regularly performed at facilities for children with special needs and at Fremont Hills Assisted Living Community. He has also performed for Con Speranza’s charity concert raising funds for St. Jude Research Hospital. Aside from playing the piano, Brian plays competitive basketball and is passionate about mathematics. He is also an enthusiast of the culinary arts.