Yolanda Ni is a 16-year-old violinist from Mississippi. She is a current student of Jan Sloman (Cleveland Institute of Music) and a former student of Dr. Stephen Redfield (University of Southern Mississippi, from 2016 to 2020). Yolanda has received top prizes in regional competitions such as the Gulf Coast Steinway Society (GCSS) Concerto Competition from 2019-2022 and has been the state representative of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) in 2018 and 2021. She has also participated in various international festivals such as HeifetzPEG in 2019, Semper Music International Festival in 2017, and Masters at the Chateau de Cremault in 2015.
You can find Yolanda’s 2022 Winter Music Competition violin performance here.