2006 Young Artist Award recipient Lim Yan was a student of Ms Lim Tshui Ling in Singapore before pursuing further music studies in Manchester, UK, at Chetham’s School of Music; and subsequently graduating from the University of Manchester as well as the Royal Northern College of Music, where his tutor
was Ronan O’Hora.

Yan is a seasoned recitalist, concerto soloist, and a keen chamber musician and collaborative pianist. He has enjoyed working and performing in concert with many chamber music and duo partners, including cellists Wang Jian and Richard Harwood, and violinists Kam Ning, Ning Feng, and Bomsori Kim. He is also a founding member of the piano quintet Take 5.

 

Yan is a full-time faculty member of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, and he has been an adjunct faculty at the School of the Arts since its inception in 2008. He served as Artistic Director of the Singapore International Piano Festival from 2019 to 2025.