About Rebekah

Enru Rebekah Yang is a Singaporean-American cellist based in Chicago, Illinois.

Rebekah began her musical studies at the age of eleven within her local public school strings program. She then graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with the inaugural Bachelor of Music class and was the sole summa cum laude recipient. Rebekah went on to receive a Master of Music from Northwestern University, studying under the acclaimed pedagogue Hans Jørgen Jensen.

During her time at UCLA, Rebekah assumed notable leadership roles. She was appointed by faculty vote as the departmental student representative on the School of Music’s Faculty Executive Committee for two years, selected as a Gluck Fellow, engaging communities through music outreach across Los Angeles County, and served as the rotational principal cellist of the Philharmonia Orchestra. At Northwestern University, Rebekah was recognized as an Eckstein Merit Scholar and Graduate Assistant. She also led the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra as principal cellist.

Rebekah's performance endeavors have taken her across continents as a recitalist and chamber musician in venues and concert series across the United States, Europe, and Singapore. Some of her recent collaborations include performances with Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Brinton Smith, the Galvin Cello Quartet, and members of the Shanghai Quartet.

As a pedagogue, Rebekah has conducted lectures and masterclasses for rising young musicians in the United States and internationally, most notably at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, at the invitation of André Luis Micheletti. She was also the dual teaching assistant for Hans Jørgen Jensen, Thomas Landschoot, and Wei Yu at the Meadowmount School of Music.

Rebekah plays on a rare 1806 Franz Geissenhof cello, and her primary teachers include Susan Lamb Cook, Antonio Lysy, Amos Yang, and Hans Jørgen Jensen. She is currently pursuing her doctoral studies at Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music as an Eva Heinitz Award recipient.