Yinfen Lin took up the violin at age 7, and represented Kaohsiung City at the National Taiwan Violin Competition in her youth, winning first place in the young adult division. Ms. Lin was also concertmaster of the orchestra whose members consisted of students from universities in central Taiwan. After graduating, Ms. Lin relocated to the United States to study music at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. She served as concertmaster of what was then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana Orchestra.