Yukuang Jin

Principal Conductor of the Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra

Founder of Camerata Novus-Classica

Winner of the Neeme Järvi Prize 2023

Runner-up of two international conducting competitions

"Ten Outstanding Chinese Young Conductors"

- Musicians' Association of China

- Beijing Music Festival, 2021.10

"New artist of the Year"

"Young Musician Award"

Ganlan Art Awards, China, 2022.2

Convener of the "Project Spring Bird", Shanghai

Yukuang Jin was appointed as the principal conductor of the Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra starting from the 2024/2025 music season. Founder of Camerata Novus-Classica, winner of the Neeme Järvi Prize 2023, runner-up of two international conducting competitions, one of the "Ten Outstanding Young Conductors" in China and convener of the "Project Spring Bird".

On January 8, 2021, Yukuang Jin established Camerata Novus-Classica, led his orchestra to win the "Young Musician Award" at the 24th Beijing International Music Festival in October 2021, the "New Artist of the Year" of Ganlan Art Award at the end of 2021. In 2022, Jin was selected as one of the "Ten Outstanding Young Conductors in China" nominated by the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture and the Publicity Department of China.

In August 2023, Jin won the Neeme Järvi Prize at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, Switzerland. In 2025, Jin became one of the six designated winners of the Second International Conducting Competition Rotterdam after advancing from the semi-finals.

In the past years, Yukuang Jin has collaborated with Grammy award-winning artists like Time for Three, Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Laufey; musicians with international reputations like, Denis Kozhukhin, Feng Ning, Jing Zhao, Alexander Gavrylyuk, Yijie Shi, Paul Huang, Ying Huang and so on.

Yukuang Jin has worked as an assistant conductor and student with the following conductors: Jaap van Zweden, Chung Myung-Whun, Paavo Järvi, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Markus Stenz, Shao-Chia Lü, Daniele Gatti, Jonathan nott and Johannes Schlaefli.

Yukuang Jin has collaborated with leading orchestras including the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the 18th Century, the Mozarteum Orchestra, the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Rotterdam, Gstaad Festival Orchestra and Klangforum Wien. His collaborations also extend to Asian ensembles such as the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the China Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. In recent years, Jin has collaborated with over 40 orchestras, conducting more than 100 performances.

Yukuang Jin was admitted to the Conducting Program at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music High School in 2015, where he studied under Professors Xiaoou Zhao, Guoyong Zhang, and Daye Lin. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in Conducting at the Zurich University of the Arts under Professor Christoph-Mathias Mueller, while continuing his artistic practice with his long-time mentor, Professor Long Yu.