lˈɪn wˈɜːkt fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz æz ɐ dʒˈæz vˈaɪəlɪnˌɪst, ænd ɐpˈɪɹd æz ɐn ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹəl vˈaɪəlɪnˌɪst wɪð ɡɹˈuːps ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθiːstɚn juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə nˈuː hˈæmpʃɚ sˈɪmfəni ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə, ðɪ ˈɪndiən hˈɪl sˈɪmfəni ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə, ænd ðə hˈænoʊvɚ tʃˈeɪmbɚɹ ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə.
Lin worked for several years as a jazz violinist, and appeared as an orchestral violinist with groups in the northeastern United States, including the New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, the Indian Hill Symphony Orchestra, and the Hanover Chamber Orchestra.