HoTin Chan, is the Gregor Piatigorsky Scholarship, and Beatrice Feldman Kahn and Raymond S. Kahn Endowed Scholarship in Cello Recipient at the Peabody Institute studying under Amit Peled. Chan has appeared in masterclasses with Frans Helmerson, Li-Wei Qin, Philippe Muller, Peter Wiley, and Benjamin Zander, and he has worked with members of the Johannes, American, Emerson, and Orion Quartets.

He has been a laureate at competitions including the New England Conservatory Prep Concerto Competition, American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition, the Curtis Summerfest Concerto Competition, Concord Competition, and the Schoenfeld String Competition, among others. Chan has performed in many venues including the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Jordan Hall, Israeli opera house, and Weill Recital Hall. Chan has attended music festivals including the Morningside Music Bridge, Curtis Summerfest, Cremona International Music Academy, Heifetz International Music Institute, Meadowmount School of Music, Gingold Chamber Festival, MusicAlp Music Academy, and Keshet Eilon String Mastercourse.

He enjoys teaching students of all ages. Given the many joys that accompany a life filled with music, Hotin seeks to enrich the lives of his students through the realization and expression of musical, emotional,and intellectual potential.