Australian violinist Megan Yang has been recognised for the expressive depth, eloquence, and captivating presence of her playing. Based in London, she is developing an international career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral violinist, with a particular dedication to solo performance and continued artistic development through international masterclasses and mentorship.

Megan has participated in prestigious international mastercourses including the Kronberg Academy Violin/Viola Masterclasses, IMS Prussia Cove Masterclasses, Lac Léman Music Masterclasses, and Keshet Eilon String Mastercourse. Through these programmes and other masterclass opportunities, she has worked with distinguished violinists and pedagogues including Shmuel Ashkenasi, Vadim Gluzman, Mihaela Martin, András Keller, Ilya Kaler, Sergey Ostrovsky, Daniel Hope, Mark Gothoni, and Anthony Marwood MBE. These experiences have played an important role in shaping her artistic development as she continues to pursue advanced solo study and performance opportunities internationally.

Recent performance highlights include two solo appearances with the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra and performing for His Majesty King Charles III at St James’s Palace as an Australian Music Foundation awardee. She has also appeared at Wigmore Hall alongside Anthony Marwood MBE and collaborated with distinguished artists including Anna Vinnitskaya, Lawrence Power, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Rachel Podger, Paavali Jumppanen, and James Crabb. Her performances have taken her to festivals and concert venues throughout the UK, Europe, and Australia.

Alongside her solo pursuits, Megan is a founding member of the award-winning Karelia Quartet , formed at the Royal Academy of Music in 2024. The quartet has received numerous prizes, including first prizes in the Wolfe Wolfinsohn String Quartet Competition and the Nina Drucker Haydn String Quartet Competition, as well as second prize at the CAVATINA Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition at Wigmore Hall. The ensemble has been selected as Kirckman Concert Society Artists for 2026–27 and MERITAcubed platform artists for 2026–29, and has participated in the European Chamber Music Academy and Danish String Quartet Academy. Following a masterclass at ProQuartet Paris, the quartet was invited by Prof. Günter Pichler to undertake intensive studies with him at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid.

Megan's orchestral experience includes appearances with the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and Australian Chamber Orchestra Collective. She has also served as concertmaster of the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra and Australian National Academy of Music Orchestra, working with conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Mark Elder, and Simone Young AM.

Her musical development has been generously supported by numerous scholarships and awards, including the Leverhulme Trust Arts Scholarship, Sir John Barbirolli Award, Craxton Memorial Fund Award, Tait Memorial Trust Awards, Australian Music Foundation Awards, Ian Potter Cultural Trust Fund, George Henderson Travelling Scholarship, and Oleg Kagan Scholarship.

Megan graduated with Distinction from the Royal Academy of Music, where she completed her Master of Arts in Violin Performance under Dr Robin Wilson, followed by a String Fellowship in 2025–26. She also studied with Dr Wilson at the Australian National Academy of Music and holds postgraduate and undergraduate degrees from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where she studied with Associate Professor Goetz Richter.

Megan plays on a Nicolò Gagliano violin (Naples, 1735) and Eugène Nicolas Sartory bow, generously on loan from the Royal Academy of Music’s Fine Instrument Collection.