About

Ray Lin is an award-winning Australian-Chinese composer, conductor, music director, and arranger whose music bridges cultures and captivates audiences worldwide. His works have been performed across the USA, UK, China, Australia, and New Zealand by leading ensembles, including the Queensland Pops Orchestra, Southern Cross Soloists, Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, Nanjing Philharmonic Orchestra, Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, and Topology, among others.

A highly versatile collaborator, Ray has written / arranged music for renowned artists such as violinist Ray Chen, members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, classical guitarist Karin Schaupp, and pipa virtuosos Lulu Liu, Zhou Yi, and Cheng Yu. His works have been featured at major festivals including VIVID Sydney, BrisAsia Festival, Brisbane Festival, Antenna Film Festival, and Sydney Film Festival, and broadcast on prestigious platforms such as ABC Classic, ABC ME, SBS, QPAC, Brisbane City Hall, and Sydney State Theatre.

Recent highlights includes Two Winds, One Song, premiered at QPAC by the Southern Cross Soloists and didgeridoo virtuoso Chris Williams, composing soundtracks for major landmark event – The Star Queens Wharf’s New Year Celebration, and arranging for the Hunan Chinese Orchestra, Nanjing Philharmonic, and for British Museum’s New Year concert. Ray’s accolades include being named Young Composer of the Year by the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, Emerging Composer-in-Residence with Camerata, and winning Contemporary Classical Song of the Year at the Queensland Music Awards. He was commissioned by the ABC to compose Impressions of the Four Seasons, blending Chinese and Western instruments, and has had his chamber works for East-West ensembles premiered across New York, London, Sydney, and Cardiff.

As a conductor and music director, Ray has led performances at London’s Duke’s Hall, Britten Theatre, Sinfonia Smith Square, Menuhin Hall, and Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, as well as Sydney’s Verbrugghen Hall and Brisbane City Hall. His podium credits includes the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, London International Chinese Music Festival, Brisbane Festival, BrisAsia Festival, and the Nanjing International Youth Music Festival. Ray holds degrees from the Queensland Conservatorium, the Australian Film Television and Radio School, and the Royal College of Music, London, and was selected for The Juilliard School’s Summer Extension Program in Composition and Conducting.