Dr Jihyeon Lim is a Sydney-based pianist who performs across Australia and East Asia,

specialising in contemporary piano music by Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Australian composers.

Through performances, premieres and cross-cultural collaborations, she is committed to promoting

contemporary repertoire and fostering musical exchange between Australia and East Asia.

Originally from South Korea, Lim completed her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at

Hanyang University in Seoul before moving to Sydney in 2010. She received her Master of Music

(2012) and Doctor of Musical Arts (2019) from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The

University of Sydney. Her doctoral research focused on Unsuk Chin’s Six Piano Études and Piano

Concerto. During her studies, she received several scholarships, including the Queen Victoria Club

Scholarship and the Albert Scholarship, and performed extensively as a soloist and ensemble

pianist, collaborating with the Conservatorium’s Modern Music Ensemble and Wind Symphony

Orchestra.

Lim has been actively involved in performing and recording contemporary Australian music since

2014, when she recorded works by emerging Australian composers Peter McNamara and Brad

Gill for the inaugural Sideband CD. She continues to champion Australian repertoire through solo,

chamber and piano ensemble performances.

An active ensemble pianist, Lim is a member of the International Piano Duo Association and the

Piano Duo Association of Korea. She has performed piano duet recitals across Australia and East

Asia, including a tour of Japan, South Korea and Australia with pianist Kiha Kang in 2018. In

2021, she received Create NSW funding through the Play the City initiative for Australian Piano

Works for Four Hands, a project with pianist Melody Chung that has evolved into an ongoing

artistic venture. Since 2025, she has also collaborated with Dr Eun-Jung Byun on a project

exploring Korean piano duet and duo repertoire, including works receiving their Australian

premieres.

Through her performance and collaborative projects, Lim continues to foster cultural exchange

between Australia and East Asia, bringing Australian music to East Asian audiences and

introducing East Asian repertoire to Australian audiences.