Yena Oh started playing violin at 6 years old and is now 17 years old.
She started attending Colburn School of Performing Arts as a community student at 10 years old and is still attending the school where she studies with Joan Kwuon. Yena is currently the associate concert master of the Colburn Youth Orchestra and is part of Colburn honors quartet.
The quartet played for Rieko
Aizawa’s public masterclass in 2023 and David Bowlin’s public masterclass in 2024.
She played in the 2023 California all state symphony orchestra. She received first place and judge’s distinction award in the 2022 Pelican International Music Competition, 1st place in the
2023 Charleston International Music Competition, and absolute 1st and outstanding technique special award in the
2023 Bach international competition. In the winter, Yena performed at Carnegie Hall after winning first place in the 2023 International Association of Professional Music Teachers competition. In 2024, Yena won the first place prize in King’s Peak International Music
You can find Yena’s 2022 18th Century Music Competition violin performance here.
You can find Yena’s 2023 World Music Competition violin performance here.
Watch Yena Oh perform Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No.5 in A Minor 1st Mov by Vieuxtemps on the violin for the 2025 Winter Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.