Originally from Taiwan, Lin swiftly established himself after winning the First Prize and Commissioned Prize at the Taipei Taiwan International Piano Competition. He received the Second Prize at the 2022 Texas State International Piano Competition, performing with the Central Texas Philharmonic. He also received the Third Prize at the 2019 Marbella International Piano Competition.

His other major prizes in both regional and international competitions includes such as the Beethoven International Piano Competition in Singapore, Millersville International Piano Competition, Young Artist Competition by Philharmonic Society of Arlington, Metropolitan International Piano Competition, New York International Artist Association Competition, and the Wonderlic Piano Competition in Baltimore. In 2017, he was awarded as the winner of the Taiwanese Chapter of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Society.

In addition to his solo engagement , Lin has collaborated with members of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Violinist Hye-Jin Kim(East Carolina University), Violinist Giora Schimidt(New York University), Violinist Audrey Wright(New York Philharmonic), Cellist Yehuda Hanani(Mannes Schoo of Music), Pianist Alexander Shtarkman(Peabody Institute), and composers Wuan-chin Li and Woody Lissauer at various venues.

As the winner of Howard County Arts Council Rising Star Awards Competition in 2023, he has made his recital tour of celebrating of Rachmaninoff’s 150th birthday cross several venues in Maryland and Washington D.C.

A vivid music educator, Ching-Yi was appointed as a faculty associate at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University between 2021 and 2024. He has given and coached masterclasses and lectures at Berkshire High Peaks Festival, Gijon International Piano Festival, Kirov International Music Festival, Ocean County College, Soochow University, University of Maryland, and University of Maryland at Baltimore County. He completed his Bachelor of Music degree at Soochow University in Taiwan. He holds his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Peabody Institute as a recipient of the Richard Franko Goldman Prize in Performance under the tutelage of Alexander Shtarkman. Since 2025, he has been appointed as a faculty at the Montgomery College.