Born in Taipei and raised in Shanghai, Hung-Yu (Yoyo) Lin is a cellist, educator dedicated to teaching youth through music and a driven arts administrator. 

Yoyo has performed at SFJAZZ as a member of the string section for Brandy Youngers’ residency in San Francisco in 2023 with guest Ravi Coltrane. She attended the Sarasota Music Festival in 2024 and the Aspen Music Festival and School in 2023 where she studied under Richard Aaron, And her previous festival experience includes participating in the Kronos Festival (where she premiered a string quartet by Fode Lassane Diabate with SFJAZZ), attending the Heifetz Institute of Music and studying at the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival and the Seiji Ozawa Academy in Japan (with Seiji Ozawa conducting) on a full fellowship. 

Yoyo has established herself as a mentor to young students and enjoys forming community through music. As a Collegiate Teaching Artist for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Pre-College Bridge to Arts and Music Initiative, she teaches piano and music theory to youth musicians in the Bay Area and beyond. In addition, she is a musicianship and theory tutor at SFCM and volunteers with the California Academy of Science. 

As an arts administrator, Yoyo is excited to understand the inner workings of the performing arts industry and contribute to the field in multiple ways. She has worked with multiple organizations, including Opus 3 Artists, Noe Valley Chamber Music, Sound Impact, SF Early Music Society and more. 

Yoyo began her cello studies in the pre-college equivalent division of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music studying with MeiJuan Liu, who she credits with establishing her love for cello. She went on to earn her M.Mus and B.Mus at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) and is currently pursuing a Performance Studies Certificate in cello performance at SFCM under the tutelage of Jennifer Culp. 

She enjoys nature photography, reading, eating and loves dogs. As a matter of fact, she also volunteers at the pet shelter to spend time with plenty of dogs since she currently can’t have one of her own.