Biography:

Hong Kong pianist Karrie Kam-Yan Yip has just completed her Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music under the guidance of Sofya Gulyak and Ilya Kondratiev, generously supported by a full scholarship from the Croucher Trust. Prior to that, she obtained First Class Honours in both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at the RCM, studying with John Byrne.

Karrie enjoys stage appearances in Asia and the UK. She has performed at venues including the Hong Kong City Hall, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Act City Hamamatsu in Japan. She was also invited to perform at the Steinway Halls and the Youth and Children’s Palaces in Bao’an, Shenzhen and Foshan for consecutive years. Recent projects include the recording of works by Mathieu Crickboom with violinist Anna Ovsyanikova.

Karrie's achievements have included winning the 2nd International Artists Competition and the 7th GOCCA International Pianist Competition with the Youth Pianist Contract. Amongst other successes, she was also a winner of the Hong Kong regional selection and was one of the finalists of the 20th Japan Hamamatsu PIARA Piano Competition. She was awarded the Sir Robert Black Trust Fund Scholarship by the Hong Kong Government.