Inmo Yang

Inmo Yang is a violinist of rare depth and poetic insight, recognized internationally for his beguiling sound, emotional precision, and unwavering technical prowess. Hailed by The Boston Globe for his “seamless technique and a tender warmth of tone,” Yang has emerged as one of the most distinctive violinists of his time.

The 2026/27 season sees Inmo Yang return to the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Gulbenkian Orchestra, as well as several debuts lined up with the Luxembroug Philharmonic, Orchestre national d’Île-de-France, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and Pacific Symphony in the USA. In the fall, he returns to the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in their Helsinki home with Eva Ollikainen and on tour in Korea with their Chief Conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste.

Yang’s solo career has brought him to major stages around the world, performing with the New York Philharmonic, LA Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, SWR Symphonieorchester, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Münchner Symphoniker, Dresdner Philharmonie, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Danish National Symphony Orchestra among others. He has collaborated with many of today’s most esteemed conductors, including Marin Alsop, Myung-whun Chung, Roberto Gonzales-Monjas, Hannu Lintu, Tianyi Lu, Fabio Luisi, Jonathan Nott, Eva Ollikainen, Sakari Oramo, Kristiina Poska, John Storgårds, Osmo Vänskä, and Jaap van Zweden.

He first captured global attention by winning the 2015 Premio Paganini Competition in Genoa—the first prize awarded since 2006—where he also received special distinctions for best performance of a contemporary piece and audience favorite. In 2022, he further solidified his standing with the First Prize at the Jean Sibelius Violin Competition in Helsinki.

Inmo released his second Deutsche Grammophon album The Genetics of Strings in 2021. His debut album—24 Caprices by N. Paganini—was recorded live as part of the Kumho Art Hall residency and released under the same label in 2019.

Inmo studied with Namyoon Kim at Korea National University of Arts, Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and Antje Weithaas both at Kronberg Academy and Hanns Eisler Hochschule für Musik in Berlin, where he currently resides in.

Inmo Yang plays a violin made by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù in Cremona in 1743, known as the “Carrodus,” on generous loan from a member of the Stretton Society.