Nooa Hilli (b. 2009) began playing the piano at the age of 5 and regular piano lessons at the age of 7 with Natalia Murzina. Since 2019 Nooa has studied piano at the Oulu Conservatory with Sara Larikka.
Nooa has been Antti Hotti's student several times in master classes and received private lessons from Jani Aarrevaara. In the spring of 2023, Nooa was awarded a scholarship from the Youth Piano Academy, where he started in 2024 as a full-time student.
Nooa has participated in the Leevi Madetoja Piano Competition in 2022 and 2025, where he received the Musica ry's special prize for the best pianist in Northern Ostrobothnia. In the fall of 2024, Nooa performed as a soloist with the Oulu Festivo youth symphony orchestra at the concert of young soloists in Madetoja Hall. Nooa has also performed at the Youth Chopin event in Helsinki in both 2024 and 2022. His performance experience includes student concerts at the Oulu Conservatory and the Valkoinen Flyygeli Music School, events organized by the Youth Piano Academy, church ceremonies, and a masterclass in St. Petersburg.