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"I love music because it is where many voices become one." – Linus Ip

Hong Kong-born conductor and composer Linus Ip is currently Music Director of the Philadelphia Sinfonia and Assistant conductor of the Palm Beach Symphony. Recognized for his artistic leadership and commitment to community engagement, his work spans symphonic repertoire, opera, film music, contemporary works, music education, and cross-disciplinary collaborations, creating imaginative programs that connect orchestras with their communities. Guided by the belief that orchestras can inspire and unite generations, he has led Philadelphia Sinfonia collaborations with The Philly Pops and The Philadelphia Orchestra while expanding educational initiatives and strategic partnerships that make classical music more accessible to musicians and audiences alike.

Recent engagements include serving as Assistant Conductor and Faculty of the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Assistant Conductor of the Orion Youth Symphony and Annapolis Symphony, and Principal Conductor of the Old Bay New Music Ensemble, where he directed world premieres of newly commissioned chamber orchestra and operatic works. His conducting and assistant conducting experience has also included the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic, Symphoniker Hamburg, Washington Choral Arts Society, and the Peabody Symphony Orchestra. A semifinalist in the 2024 Koussevitzky International Conducting Competition in Italy, Linus previously served as a Conducting Fellow at the National Orchestral Institute.

Linus earned his Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University and studied at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg through an Peabody exchange program. Linus has studied with distinguished conductors including his most important mentors Marin Alsop and Gerard Schwarz.

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