Yena Oh is a sophomore at Sunny Hills High School that is currently attending Colburn Community School of performing Arts as a violinist. She has been diligently attending Colburn School ever since she was in the 10 years old, and has since been taught by Richard Schwabe and is currently studying with Joan Kwuon. Yena is principal 2nd violinist at the Colburn Sinfonietta and is part of the Honors Chamber Music program at Colburn as well. She participated in the California All State Symphony Orchestra in 2023. Yena has actively participated in multiple competitions throughout the past years and has been awarded 3rd place winner of the violin and viola division in the Radda Rise International String Competition, and 1st place, 2nd place, and Judge’s Distinction award in the Pelican, Satori, and IAPMT music competition. Yena will continue to improve and experience more in the future as a violinist.
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.