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DIANE YANG

Violinist

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Hailing from Baltimore, MD, Chinese-American violinist Diane Yang holds both a Master's and Bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance from Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. Diane was born to a family with three generations of professional musicians, starting violin lessons with her mother. Since then, major teachers have included Blair Milton of the Chicago Symphony and Rebecca Henry of Peabody Conservatory. Diane has sat concertmaster for the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, the Texas Music Festival Orchestra, and won numerous competitions in the DC metropolitan area. Notable moments include collaborating with the Dover String Quartet at Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, Steve Dann and Vera Beths at Domaine Forget, playing at the John F. Kennedy Center, and sitting co-concertmaster at the National Repertory Orchestra On The Lake! Concert. Currently based in Chicago, IL, Diane is a fellow of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, substitute for the New World Symphony, teacher at Music House Chicago, and Marketing Coordinator at the Merit School of Music.


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CREDENTIALS

SELECTED FOR...

Civic Orchestra of Chicago | Chicago, IL 

2022-2023 Violin Fellow

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New World Symphony | Miami, FL

2021 Substitute Member

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Civic Orchestra of Chicago | Chicago, IL

2020, 2021 Associate

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National Repertory Orchestra | Breckenridge, CO

2019 Orchestra Fellow

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Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival | Amelia Island, FL

2019 Evermore String Quartet

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Texas Music Festival | Houston, TX

2018 Concertmaster


Domain Forget | Charlevoix, Quebec

2017 Chamber Strings Fellow

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Miami Music Festival | Miami, FL

2016 Concerto Competition Finalist


Howard County Arts Council Scholarship | Ellicott City, MD

2014


NAfME All-Eastern Senior Honors Orchestra Ensemble | Hartford, CN

2013

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Notable Performance Venues


Millenial Stage, John F. Kennedy Center

Bryant Park, New York City


Solo

Jim Rouse Theatre, Columbia Orchestra

Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra

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Masterclasses


Gil Shaham, Soovin Kim, Mimi Zweig, Donald Weilerstein, Roy Sonne, Elizabeth Atkins, Victoria Chiang,

Yuri Bekker, St. Lawrence String Quartet, Bryant Park Quartet

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WORK EXPERIENCE

AVIDLY WORKING IN ARTS ADMINISTRATION

Merit School of Music | Marketing Coordinator
Chicago, IL | April 2022 - Present

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Sound Mind | Marketing Director

Chicago, IL | May 2021 - January 2022

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Music House Chicago | Violin Teacher

Chicago, IL | February 2021-Present

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Fifth House Ensemble | Artistic and Marketing Intern

Chicago, IL | August 2020-May 2021

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Festival Napa Valley | Blackburn Music Academy Intern

Napa, California | July 2018​

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University of Michigan School of Music | Chamber Music Dean's Liaison

Ann Arbor, MI | September 2017-May 2018

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Marketing Intern

Baltimore, MD | May-August 2016


University Musical Society | Ticket Office Intern

Ann Arbor, MI | January 2016 - Present


Peabody Preparatory Chamber Camp | Intern

Towson, MD | Summer 2013-2015


Violin Teacher | K-12

Ellicott City, MD | 2012 - Present

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RECORDINGS

CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNER CONCERTS

Bruch Concerto in G minor | Columbia Orchestra | Jason Love

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