Timothy Lin is a Baroque cellist, viol player and researcher originating from Taiwan. Performing with The Linarol Viol Consort, Musica d’Outora, and as a freelancer with other ensembles, Tim has built a career as one of the UK’s foremost early musicians.

In 2019, Tim and his friends founded The Glæm Ensemble to introduce the beauty of early music and historical performance in Taiwan, and in 2021, he joined The Linarol Consort, a viol ensemble specialising in Renaissance consort music. In June 2022, Tim was the winner of the Corton-Hyde Early Music competition at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He is also a core member of Musica d’Outora, which is selected as the 2023/24 BREMF Young Artist and kindly supported by the Continuo Foundation.

Prior to his current career development, Tim was awarded PhD at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and a Master’s degree in Performance from the Royal College of Music, London, where he developed a deep interest in historical-informed performance and musicology research. Before moving to London, he read music at National Taiwan Normal University. Tim has studied viol with Lucy Robison, Reiko Ichise and Claire Bracher and baroque cello with Richard Tunnicliffe.

Besides his busy professional life, Tim is enthusiastic about making coffee and
growing a tropical jungle in his flat.