Elaine Yap Sin Yee has garnered attention as a remarkable pianist hailing from Malaysia, acclaimed for her musical finesse as noted by The Straits Times in Singapore. Her performances have graced stages across various countries such as Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Japan, Taiwan and the United States. Noteworthy collaborations with esteemed orchestras and chamber ensembles include Thailand Philharmonic, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center (KLPAC) Orchestra, Penang Philharmonic, and Singapore Metropolitan Festival Orchestra, Virama Ensemble and Wicked Music People.

Dr. Yap is currently Senior Lecturer at the Music Department of University Putra Malaysia. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from Michigan State University, where she was mentored by Margarita Shevchenko. Her academic journey includes a Bachelor's degree from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Master of Music and Graduate Diploma at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Throughout her educational pursuits, she has been guided by distinguished mentors such as Haesun Paik, Meng- Chieh Liu, Albert Tiu, and Dr. Nicholas Ong.

葉芯妤博士因出色的音樂才能而備受備受關注，是馬來西亞的傑出鋼琴家，新加坡《海峽時報》 （The Straits Times）如此讚揚她的音樂技巧。她的演出足跡遍及新加坡、泰國、馬來西亞、荷蘭、日本、台灣及美國。她亦層與許多著名樂團及室內樂團合作過，包括泰國愛樂管弦樂團（Thailand Philharmonic） 、吉隆坡表演藝術中心樂團（KLPAC）、檳城愛樂樂團（Penang Philharmonic）、新加坡都市節慶管弦樂團（Singapore Metropolitan Festival Orchestra）、馬來西亞Virama室內樂團和Wicked Music People巴洛克室內樂團。

芯妤目前是馬來西亞博特拉大學（University Putra Malaysia）鋼琴系助理教授，擁有密西根州立大學鋼琴演奏音樂藝術博士（Michigan State University）學位，師從 Margarita Shevchenko。她的學術生涯包括新加坡楊秀桃音樂學院（Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music）學士學位以及波士頓新英格蘭音樂學院（New England Conservatory ）碩士學位。在求學生涯中，曾得到多位著名的鋼琴家指點，包括白惠善 (Haesun Paik)、劉孟捷、Albert Tiu、及 Dr. Nicholas Ong。