Yuri Kye

Violin Section Coach

Yuri Kye is a violinist who is versatile across many genres and is in demand as a performer and teacher. From a symphony stage to a sold-out arena show, and from a recording studio to an outdoor wedding, she brings an incredible amount of knowledge and range of experience to any musical endeavor.

Yuri is a member of the Sarasota Opera in Florida during the winter season and performs across the Bay Area year-round with groups including the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Stockton, and Oakland Symphonies, and the Reno Philharmonic. Yuri has performed or toured with some of the best-selling acts of the past decade, most recently with Sigur Ros, Halsey, Michael Buble, and Andrea Bocelli, and was featured as the solo violinist and fiddler of the new Tony-award-winning adaptation of “A Christmas Carol (on Broadway)” on its first national tour in 2021.

She is an active recording artist with projects spanning from indie rock to major motion pictures, has collaborated with beloved and renowned local acts including Kev Choice and Tony, Toni, Tone!, and led the Innocenti Strings group for its appearance on Paris Hilton’s 2021 TV series “Paris in Love”. Yuri has performed at more than a thousand weddings/private events across the US and Canada ranging from intimate to large-scale celebrity-studded affairs, and performs on both acoustic and electric violins, and viola.

Passionate about spreading music, Yuri engages in community and volunteer initiatives for music education and free chamber music performances through various programs and teaches at Enriching Lives through Music, an El-Sistema-based program in Marin County, as well as coaching advanced young violinists at Young People’s Symphony Orchestra.

Contact: yuri.kye@gmail.com