Julia Lin, Violin/Viola/Piano

I can provide up to three hours of music with or without piano accompaniment. If the duration last over an hour, I will need a short break to rest my arms. If you would like piano accompaniment, the piano and piano chair will need to be provided. I can bring all the required equipment for my instrument! If you would like any of the following chamber ensembles: string quartet, string trio, or string duo, I could also arrange those.

Julia Lin was born in Taiwan in 1993. She started learning the piano at the age of 3 and later began playing the viola at the age of 10. Following her studies in Taiwan, she moved to Singapore to pursue her bachelor’s degree at the National University of Singapore/Yong Siew Toh Conservatory. In 2016, she moved to Boston and studied with Martha Strongin Katz at New England Conservatory where she earned her master’s degree. She currently just finished her Performer Diploma at Indiana University under the guidance of Edward Gazouleas.
Orchestrally, Julia has auditioned for and been accepted for positions with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Civic Orchestra, and Illinois Symphony Orchestra.
In addition, Julia has participated in masterclasses with Nobuko Imai, Thomas Riebl, Roberto Diaz, Lars Anders Tomter, Alban Berg Quartet, Takács Quartet, and Juilliard Quartet
Over the years, Julia has won several awards and prizes such as the first prize winner of American protege international piano & string competition, 1st prize at the National Taiwan Music Competition in chamber music categories in 2008, 2009, 2011; Artistic Excellence Award and Jacobs Fellow Award from Jacobs School of Music in 2018 and 2020. In 2017, her string quartet was selected to perform in Jordan Hall for the Borromeo Quartet’s Beethoven Seminar project in Boston. Her performances have taken her across the globe, spanning nine countries and three continents.

Weather at outdoor events occasionally doesn’t mix well with stringed instruments. Temperatures between 60-75 degrees Fahrenheit are acceptable for outdoor performances, and some sort of cover is preferred.