12 year old Chinese Australian Nicole began  her piano lessons at age 5 under the tutelage of Ms Ivy Chan and Prof.  Yoon Sen Lee. She has won more than 20 first prizes in local and  international piano competitions.

At age 8, Nicole won the first  international prize award at Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music  Competition in Austria, and made her first Europe debut at Wiener Saal  Mozarteum in Salzburg. At age 10, she also won first prize at the Global  Outstanding Chinese Artists International Piano Competition in  Shenzhen, China. At age 11, Nicole received first prize, Prize J.S Bach  and the Les Maitres du Piano award at the Gagny International Piano  Competition in France.

Nicole also won first prizes in many local  music festivals and competitions, including Fremantle Eisteddfod, North  of Perth Music Festival, West Australian Pianist Competition, South  Suburban Music Society Eisteddfod, West Australian Music Teachers  Association and etc.

In addition, Nicole has obtained two music  qualifications with high distinction – Pianoforte Certificate of  Performance by Australian Music Examinations Board, and Diploma by  Conservatoire International De Musique Paris, France.

A music  scholarship student, Nicole also plays the Chinese instrument Gu Zheng  and sings at her school choir. She often performs for local community  and school concerts. Her most recent performance was in November 2020  when she performed Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 with Fremantle  Symphony Orchestra in Perth.

In 2021, Nicole obtained her Licentiate of Trinity College London (LTCL) Piano Performance Diploma.