Jakin is a violist from Singapore. He obtained a full scholarship to study Viola Performance at the National University of Singapore, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music under Ms. Zhang Manchin, principal violist of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and graduated in 2021.
He has played in masterclasses with Huang Hsin-Yun, Charles Castleman, Csaba Erdelyi, Roger Tapping, Mazumi Tanamura, Shlomo Mintz, Basil Vendryes and Roger Tapping, among others. In chamber music, he has studied under members from the T’ang Quartet, London Haydn Quartet, Sitkovetsky Trio, and Kronos Quartet.
Jakin regularly plays in numerous orchestras around Singapore, as well as serving as Principal Viola in Musicians Initiative, Orchestra of the Music Makers, International Festival Chorus, and Metropolitan Festival Orchestra.