Viola

Violist Clare Yang joined the Nashville Symphony in 1995. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, she moved to the "Hoosier" state at age 4 and grew up in Bloomington, Indiana. She holds both bachelor's and master's degrees from Indiana University, where her principal teachers were Abraham Skernick, Atar Arad and Stanley Ritchie. Clare was a first-prize winner in the 1995 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition.

In addition to playing in the Nashville Symphony, she is an active chamber and studio musician and has been a member of the Nashville String Machine, Music City Baroque, Eastwood Ensemble, and Gateway Chamber Orchestra. She has served on the faculty of Tennessee Tech, Belmont, MTSU, and Lipscomb Universities.

When not playing the viola, Clare loves exploring the area greenways and parks on foot and bike; the blueways, rivers, and lakes by kayak; reading, and knitting, and making sourdough bread. She is the proud mom of Rachel who is a band director in metro public schools and enjoys spending time with her three rescue cats Tigger, Tinkerbell, and Gracie.