Born and raised in New York City, pianist and figure skater Vincent Ip has completed a 35-city tour through Europe with Holiday On Ice. In the show “Time” (2016-2017), he showcased his passion and expertise on both the piano and the ice, performing at world-famous venues such as Le Lido in Paris, Lanxess Arena in Köln, Festhalle in Frankfurt, Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, and Halle Tony-Garnier in Lyon.

    After returning from the figure skating tour, Vincent resumed his master’s studies at Rice University and was invited to perform Prokofiev’s third concerto with the MFSO at the Chautauqua Institution as the first prize winner of the Sigma Alpha Iota Concerto Competition. Later that year, he claimed the bronze medal at the 2017 Seattle International Piano Competition. Vincent was awarded second prize in the 2018 Shepherd School Concerto Competition and later that year, he was invited to perform the Saint Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Galveston Symphony. In 2019, he was awarded the silver medal at the Young Texas Artists Music Competition. This past summer, he returned to the Amphitheatre at the Chautauqua Institution to perform Shostakovich's second piano concerto with the MFSO in collaboration with the dance program.
    Vincent was invited to perform as a distinguished artist on the 2017 Rising Stars Piano Series in Southampton, New York. He was also awarded Grand prize at the 2016 Camerata Artists International Concerto Competition and 1st prize at the 2015 Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition, leading to performances at Merkin Hall and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Other prizes include top prize at the 2014 Chautauqua International Piano Festival Competition with a jury panel including Gary Graffman and Angela Cheng, and 2nd place at the 2014 Five Towns Music and Art Foundation Piano Competition.
    Vincent completed his undergraduate studies at the Manhattan School of Music studying under Andre-Michel Schub, his masters' degree at Rice University with Jon Kimura Parker, and is currently pursuing his doctoral studies at Northwestern University as a full scholarship recipient under the tutelage of James Giles. Outside of his passion for music, Vincent is a figure skating coach and is a former Hong Kong Figure Skating Champion.