Joost van der Linden studied at the Royal Conservatory at The Hague and at Rotterdam Conservatory. He attended masterclasses at the Britten-Pears school in Aldeburgh, England, and was invited to participate in a masterclass given by British baritone Sir Thomas Allen (The Samling Foundation).

Joost van der Linden is much sought after as an oratorio soloist, with a specialisation in baroque works, such as J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion, often performing the role of Evangelist. In addition he sings the tenor roles in many classical and romantic oratorios. His broad musical interest spans many periods, from Monteverdi and Schütz (17th century) to Stravinsky and Britten (20th century).

He performed in the Scapino Ballet’s production of Les Noces by Stravinsky. He has sung with the Gelders Orkest, the Dutch Radio Philharmonic, Kammersinfonie Bremen, Barockorchester Capriccio Basel and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra.

His solo engagements outside of his native Holland include Handel’s opera Acis and Galatea (at the Gregynog Festival in Wales), Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers (with the Philharmonischer Chor Berlin), Handel’s Alceste (Festival de Tréguier et Semaines Musicales de Quimper) and Bastien und Bastienne (Festival Opera d’Eté de Dijon). He has also appeared in solo roles in concerts in Holland’s Festival voor Oude Muziek , the Aldeburgh Festival, Germany’s Tage Alter Musik in Herne and Itinéraire Baroque.