Jahja Ling, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jahja Ling

American conductor

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1951

Place of Birth: Jakarta, Indonesia

Profession: conductor, musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Jahja Ling (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Lín Wàng-jié) is a conductor, music director and pianist.
From 2004 to 2017, he was the music director and conductor of the San Diego Symphony.
Following his retirement in 2017, he plans to do guest conducting, as well as teaching and volunteering.
He is of Hokchiu Chinese descent, formerly an Indonesian citizen and is now an American citizen.
He is the first and only conductor of Chinese descent to serve as music director of a major U.S.
orchestra.