
Muyan Yang
VIOLIN
Nationality: China
Age: 23
Stage: Final
Repertoire:
STAGE ONE - SELECTION: J.S. Bach, Violin Sonata No.1 BWV1001, Adagio and Fugue; A. Glazunov, Meditation; C. Debussy, Violin Sonata; W.A Mozart, Violin Sonata K304, II movement
STAGE TWO - SEMIFINAL: J.S. Bach, Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003, Grave, Fuga
Violinist Muyan Yang has been highly praised for her captivating musical expression and depth. She has performed throughout The United States and China, including the concert for the first ladies of China and Finland in 2019 in Beijing, and Keshet Eilon Annual Gala concert in New York City. Muyan was awarded the Third Prize in the 2023 Ysaye International Music Competition in Belgium, semifinalist at the 2023 (GMEL) China International Music Competition and the winner of the 2022 International Mozart Competition Vienna. She is the recipient of the 2023 Dr. Bennett Levine Memorial Award in Chamber Music, and the 2022 Anna Y. Tringas Award for Violin, which “Recognizes an Exceptional Violinist” at Cleveland Institute of Music, where she also received Honorable Mention for the 2022 concerto competition. Recently, she won the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra mock audition at Colburn Conservatory, where she just joined the concertmaster pool. She was also the concertmaster under the Baton of Maestro James Conlons for the Recovered Voice projects at Colburn School. Muyan is pursuing her Master’s degree under the guidance of Martin Beaver at the Colburn Conservatory. She earned her Bachelor’s degree studying with Ilya Kaler and Olga Kaler in the Cleveland Institute of Music.
A passionate chamber musician, Muyan has shared stages with artists such as Ilya Kaler, Phillip Setzer, Ray Chen, Arnaud Sussmann, Louis Lortie, Izhak Rashkovsky, Ani Schnarch, Rohan De Silva, and among others.