Lina Jeong

Lina Jeong serves as the Orchestra Director and Music Education Strings Faculty at Xavier University. She is an active guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator for orchestras of all levels in the United States and a speaker at national and state music conferences. She advocates for musical wellness of string teachers and players through her service on the American String Teachers Association’s National Wellness Committee.

Jeong is dedicated to building community through music education and has contributed to numerous music programs including the Northwestern Music Academy Pre-College String Division, University of Central Florida orchestras, The People’s Music School in Chicago, youth orchestras in the Chicago metropolitan area, Cincinnati Public Schools, and school orchestra programs in central Florida and southeast Wisconsin.

Jeong earned degrees in Music and French as an undergraduate student. She completed a master’s degree in music education at Northwestern University with a professional emphasis in conducting and violin under the tutelage of Victor Yampolsky. Jeong continued intensive training at summer festivals and masterclasses with Lina Gonzalez-Granados, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians, Larry Livingston, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Gary Lewis, and Almita Vamos. In 2025, she earned a master’s degree in orchestral conducting and earned the university’s Award for Teaching Excellence for her work with graduate and undergraduate music students.