She obtained her master's degree at Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar under the guidance of Grigory Gruzman.

[2] Since becoming a laureate of the XVI International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Tysman has emerged as one of the leading French pianists of her generation.

[6][7] Patrice Imbaud of L’Education musicale wrote in a CD review: “An interpretation characterized by its sombre clarity, its fiery delicacy, its melancholy sweetness, between exaltation and suffering, between passion and abandon.

[11] In the November 2nd edition of the New York Times, David Allen wrote the following after her live performance at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center: “Playing with a warm touch and a dreamy sensibility that never turned too introspective or indulgent, Ms. Tysman made a good case for this amiable work.

"[13] In 2012, Jan Kreyßig of Liszt Magazine wrote: Pianist Hélène Tysman compelled recognition in the highly prestigious Frédéric Chopin International Piano Competition in 2010 in Warsaw, ahead of 300 participants, convincing a high-level jury with jurors such as Martha Argerich, Fou Ts’ong and Nelson Freire.