William Yeh

William Yeh (15), born in London, studies with Professor Naoko Tanaka at Juilliard Pre-College. William has been a full-scholarship recipient of the Aspen Music Festival and School since 2022 and will be returning to Aspen for his fourth summer in 2025. William has won first prizes in numerous international competitions, including Camerata Artists International Competition (The Grand Prize), Adelphi Concerto Competition, New York Chamber Players Concerto Competition, NOMEA International Violin Competition (Italy), and EUROASIA International Violin Competition (Japan). In 2022, William had an honor to play with internationally renowned violinist Svetlana Makarova and the Accademia d’Archi Arrigoni orchestra in Italy, followed by his remarkable performance at the Aspen Institute’s 38th Annual Awards Dinner in NYC. In 2023, William astounded audience with his Paganini Violin Concerto and Wieniawski Violin Concerto with the New York Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and the New York Chamber Players Orchestra in New York. In 2024, William mesmerized full-house Merkin Hall audience with his Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Camerata Orchestra, followed by a full-house performance of Wieniawski's Faust Fantasy with the London City Philharmonic Orchestra in London. William also enjoys playing chess, badminton, and competing in track & field meets at stadiums in New York.