Inspired by artworks in the Walters European Baroque collection, Ching-Yi Lin, DMA candidate of the Peabody Conservatory, will deliver The Beauty of Pearl and Symmetric Design in Baroque: Music and Craft, a digital piano concert.

Presented in partnership with the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

Taiwanese pianist Ching-Yi Lin performs throughout North America and Asia. He appeared as a soloist performing Schumann Piano Concerto with the Soochow Symphony Orchestra as the winner of the concerto competition. Most recently, he gave his New York debut at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall as one of the top Prize Winner of the New York International Artist Association Competition. Other venues including National Opera Center in New York City, Brodbeck Music Center of Hood College, Taiwan National Recital Hall, Taipei KHS Hall, and Yunlin Cultural Affairs Department.

He has been awarded numerous prizes in both regional and international competitions, such as the young artist competition by Philharmonic Society of Arlington,  the Marbella International Piano Competition by Arthur Rubinstein Institute, Ishikawa International Piano Competition, the New York International Artist Association Piano Competition, Metropolitan International Piano Competition, Taipei Taiwan International Piano Competition, the Asia Piano Competition in Kuala Lumpur, Wonderlic Piano Competition in Baltimore, and the Taipei City Piano Competition. In 2017, he was chosen as the winner of the Taiwanese Chapter of the Peabody Institute Alumni Society, performing a recital at National Recital Hall in Taiwan.

Lin has been involved with many prestige festivals such as Art of the piano, Marbella Music Festival, Amalfi Coast Music Festival, Berkshire Music Festival, and National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Festival. Currently, he is pursuing his Doctoral of Musical Arts degree at the Peabody Institute under the tutelage of Alexander Shtarkman. Besides playing the piano, he likes streaming games and cooking.

Thursday programs are sponsored by BGE.