Monica Yang
旅美大提琴家楊婷喻來自台灣台中市,2018 年八月赴美國伊利諾大學香檳分校(University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign) 攻讀藝術家文憑(Artist Diploma),持全額獎學金並任助教一職。
2015年取得美國紐約曼哈頓⾳樂學院(Manhattan School of Music)⼤提琴演奏學⼠⽂憑,師事Marion Feldman教授。同年獲得獎學⾦考取美國印第安納⼤學⾳樂學院(Indiana University Jacob School of Music)碩⼠學位,師事美國太平洋弦樂四重奏(Pacifica String Quartet)之⼤提琴家Brandon Vamos教授。
從六歲學習鋼琴,九歲考上光復國⼩⾳樂班開始主修鋼琴,師事宋倩倩老師。2005年推薦甄試考取曉明女中⾳樂班就讀。十一歲時受大提琴家陳俐亨老師影響⾄深,並於2004年全國台灣中部地區⼤提琴比賽⼆等獎,2008年十五歲時考取美國愛德華藝術⾼中(Idyllwild Arts Academy)後隻身前往美國就讀,師事⼤提琴家傅尼葉Pierre Fournier 得意⾨⽣John Walz教授。
熱衷於室內樂並接受許多⼤師的指導,如美國弦樂四重奏(American String Quartet)成員Peter Winograd以及Laurie Carney,⼩提琴家Curtis Macomber,以及前紐約愛樂⼤提琴⾸席Alan Steapansky。另受國際柴可夫斯基⼤賽常任評審David Geringas,以及⼤提琴家Richard Aaron與Bonnie Hampton等於⼤師班指導。
留美期間累積了相當豐富的演出經驗,包括2013年受Associated Music Teachers League邀請在Carnegie Hall卡內基⾳樂廳Weill Recital Hall演出,同年夏天於義⼤利Teatro Alfieri Theater演出,2014年於紐約市Loewe Theater⾳樂廳演出。並定期返回台灣舉辦⾳樂會,包含2011年於員林演藝廳舉辦「旋」⾳樂會,同年於加州UCLA Royce Hall與英國歌⼿Richard Thompson合作演出,並參與其Cabaret of Souls專輯錄製並發⾏。2012年於台灣國立交響樂團⾳樂廳舉辦「Dressed In Music 著樂」⾳樂會,以及2014年於員林演藝廳的「樂旅⼈ Music Traveler ⾳樂會」。
演出之餘積極參與古典⾳樂發展,包含2014與中提琴家 Rayna Chou 創辦 Music Traveler 樂旅⼈網站,隔年受天下雜誌邀稿成為換⽇線專欄作家。2017 年創辦 Accel. 漸快留學資訊網站,推廣多元古典音樂教育。
Tingyu (Monica) Yang is a Taiwanese cellist, she has been playing classical cello since the age of 9, and studied with Li- Heng Chen, a renowned cello educator in Taiwan. In 2018, she received a full scholarship from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign for Artist Diploma, under the guidance of Dmitry Kouzov. She will be attending U of I this Fall and serves as an Associate Instructor.
Tingyu has participated in many masterclasses with notable musicians, including Peter Winograd, Laurie Carney, David Geringas, Richard Aaron, and Bonnie Hampton.
As an avid performer, she has appeared in various venues internationally including Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the Loewe Theater in New York, UCLA Royce Hall in Los Angeles, Yuanlin Performance Hall in Taiwan, and the Teatro Alfieri Theater in Italy.
She received her Bachelor's Degree of Music from Manhattan School of Music in 2015, where she studied with Marion Feldman. A recent graduate from the Indiana University Jacob School of Music, she just completed her Master of Music degree under the tutelage of Brandon Vamos.