Nicole Yim (Piano)

Nicole Yim graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) with First Class Honours, and is on the Dean’s List. She is now pursuing her Master Degree at the Royal College of Music on a full scholarship - The Muriel, Lady Kadoorie Music Scholarship. She is also the piano accompanist of the HKAPA Junior Choir and has passed LTCL with distinction.

In May 2025, Nicole broke the Guinness World Record alongside over one hundred pianists. 

Being fully engaged in performances, she has been invited to perform in the community frequently and has performed in the Hong Kong City Hall, Vienna Golden Hall, Austrian Cultural Forum, Amphitheater of the HK Academy for Performing Art, Tom Lee Music as well as other performance venues. She has collaborated with the APA Student orchestra and the HKAPA Academy Symphony Orchestra as a soloist, and has performed under the baton of Maestro Yip Wing Sie and Maestro Lio Kuok Man. Her performances and interviews have been featured on Radio Television HK (RTHK).

Nicole has played in various masterclasses held by world-renowned pianists such as Yury Shadrin, Markus Schirmer, Leonel Morales, Chi Ho Han, Eleanor Wong, Gabriel Kwok, Shir Semmel, Xu Hong, Li Bing Bing etc. She is the recipient of various scholarships including HSBC Hong Kong Scholarship, Grantham Scholarship, The Helena May Scholarship, HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund - Talent Development Scholarship 21/22, 22/23, 23/24 and 24/25, HKPPAA scholarship, Paulinians Alumnae (Toronto) Scholarships and Mrs. Ng Sun King Man Memorial Scholarships

She is the winner of several competitions including the HKGNA International Music Competition, the Kayserburg International Youth Piano Competition, the Hong Kong International Youth Performance Arts Festival Young Artist Award, the Asia Pacific Outstanding Youth Piano Competition, the Hong Kong-Asia Piano Competition, and the European Star International Festival Young Artist Award.

Her teachers include Grace Li, Julie Kuok and Norma Fisher.