At age 7, she began studying guzheng performance under the tutelage of a renowned expert named Ye Nian. After nine years of being immersed in the cultural arts that have shaped Chinese culture for generations, she followed her parents in their move to Canada to begin her study under the famous Vancouver pianist Art Zhang at age 12. With the influence of her family education, the influence of her teachers, and the careful mentorship of masters such as the young pianist Tianyu Zhou and Steinway artist Ilana Vered, her fluency with piano came to resonate clearly. With her extensive educational experience, outstanding natural musicality and meticulous musical expression, alongside her exceptional communication skills and diligence beyond her peers, she stood head and shoulders above her other hard-working fellows.

—February 2019, she was awarded the “2018 Canadian Young Artist Standards of Excellence Award.” At this same time, she began to participate in community welfare performances, performing a classical music repertoire at the White Rock community nursing home on weekends.

—February 2020, as one of the first batch of more than 40 sponsors in the Chinese news and media industries to initiate charitable donations to provide medical workers with emergency protective equipment, Lily Xie was the youngest presenter (13 years old) and the only media personality from overseas!

—September 2020, at the age of 13, she was among the first group of high school students from Canada to volunteer as host of a children's reading program for Chinese Radio Seattle in the United States. By introducing Western literary classics to local Chinese residents, she gained the unanimous recognition of the local Chinese audience in the western United States. Classical reading list: “Jane Eyre,” “Wuthering Heights,” “Around the World in Eighty Days,” and many others.

—January 2021, she had participated in the “Music for Father Piano Concert” live recital.
(Due to the epidemic prevention regulations of British Columbia in Canada at the time restricting the number of guests at indoor gatherings, most performers played online at home).

—May 2021, in order to express her love for her mother and respect for all female nurses and volunteers that took part in the pandemic prevention movement, she actively signed up to take part in the “Music for Mother” live concert and was the second major performance item.
(Due to the pandemic prevention regulations of British Columbia in Canada at the time restricting the number of guests at indoor gatherings, most performers played online at home).

—September 2021, she took part in the live performance for the “Music for Love Charity Concert 2021”. Not only did she perform a classical music repertoire to raise money for the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), but she also actively made a personal donation on the spot.
(Due to the pandemic prevention regulations of British Columbia in Canada at the time restricting the number of guests at indoor gatherings, most performers played online at home).

—January 2022, she received the Excellence Award for “The Mission and Purpose of the Elite Young Artist Concert.”

—February 2022, she became the first awardee of the “Canada Steinway Challenge Cup”; at the same time as taking part in various public welfare activities, including: a community tree planting movement and vegetation survey, a City of Surrey image promotional film and a UBC triathlon as a volunteer.

—August 2022, she held her first outdoor solo concert: “East Meeting West Guzheng and Piano Concert” in Oliver, hosted by the Young Steinway Artists Club.

This was an era-defining and innovative concert—in a world-first, Lily Xie’s debut featured a solo performance of “Grudge of Capital City,” on both piano and guzheng, played by herself independently, completely shattering the traditional paradigm of a concerto performance. First, she performed the piano part through a Steinway & Sons SPIRIO|r, a high-resolution player piano, and recorded her performance. Then, she edited and played back the piano part and performed the guzheng accompaniment live. With this harmonious performance of both accompaniments and her ability to perform and innovate a “solo concerto,” she accomplished an inventive performance using SPIRIO|r, a high-resolution player piano from Steinway & Sons and a Chinese musical instrument (guzheng), making her the first pioneer and innovator in the fusion of modern technology and traditional art for a luxury piano brand with a century of history.

—September 2022, she participated in the Autism Support Network Society’s lawn concert fundraising performance, raising money for young people with autism.

—October 2022, she performed her first indoor solo concert at the Vancouver Playhouse with the theme of “East Meeting West.” In this recital, the innovative Steinway & Sons SPIRIO|r, a high-resolution player piano, and Chinese folk music were combined in harmony, creating a pure fusion of east and west. With the new paradigm of a solo performer completing a piano and guzheng concerto, this transformative performance debuted in traditional chamber recitals across North America, Asia Pacific and worldwide, winning acclaim from different parts of the world.

This breakthrough not only filled the gap in innovation in traditional concerto performance, but it was also an unprecedented convergence between the use of AI technology education in classical music and the inheritance of traditional culture in the east and west. This novel performance style not only gained her overwhelming renown and appreciation around the world, but also created a huge sensation in the local music industry, particularly in the field of youth musical education. Guaranteed to encourage the concerto performances of the SPIRIO|r, a high-resolution player piano, and other traditional instruments from both east and west, this revolutionary performance style will usher in a whole new wave of indoor concerts! A professional from Steinway & Sons commented: “this is the most innovative youth classical music performance in North America (Canada) in three years!”

With the successful completion of her solo performance, Lily Xie continues to display her talents in many walks of life. Adhering to her life motto of “enjoy and share,” she continues to practice her life model of “supporting the community, serving society and facing the world.” She wields compassion to save the people of the world, to lead them with the gospel of classical art and to spread the joy of the fusion of the east and west.