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About Me

Enru Rebekah Yang is a multifaceted classical musician with an international career spanning performance, pedagogy, leadership, and cultural exchange. Born in Singapore and educated in the United States, she performs across North and South America and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician, collaborating with Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Brinton Smith, the Galvin Cello Quartet, and members of the Shanghai Quartet. Known for her deeply expressive and emotionally honest sound, she brings a rare authenticity that feels raw and personal.

As a pedagogue and arts leader, Rebekah is the Founder, Executive Director, and Artistic Director of the Swan International Music Festival in Singapore, fostering holistic classical music mentorship, performance, international exchange, and regional student engagement across the ASEAN region. She has presented lectures and masterclasses, including at the University of São Paulo by invitation of André Luis Micheletti, and served as a teaching assistant at the Meadowmount School of Music. 

She holds a Bachelor of Music from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music with summa cum laude. She was a faculty-appointed representative to the School of Music Faculty Executive Committee, a Gluck Fellow, and principal cellist of the Philharmonia Orchestra. 

She earned her Master's at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University under Hans Jørgen Jensen as an Eckstein Merit Scholar. She served as the principal cellist of the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Music at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music as the Eva Heinitz Award recipient and a 2025 IU Ventures Fellow. 

Rebekah performs on a rare 1806 Franz Geissenhof cello and an Eugene Sartory bow, and has studied with Hans Jørgen Jensen, Antonio Lysy, Amos Yang, and Susan Lamb Cook.