Dr. Clara Haneul Yoon is a violinist, educator, and scholar whose work spans North America, Europe, and Asia. A graduate of The Juilliard School and Columbia University, she has been praised by New York Magazine for her “extraordinary technique…she can do anything she wants…” and by Seoul Culture & Arts Magazine as “truly virtuosic, with amazing mastery of tone.”

As a soloist, Dr. Yoon has performed at internationally renowned venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York; Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles; Royal Albert Hall in London; Smetana Hall in Prague; and the Seoul Arts Center in Seoul. She also maintains an active chamber career, appearing in recital series and festivals internationally. Her repertoire spans classical and contemporary works, including original compositions and arrangements. With guitarist Drew Henderson, she performs as one half of the duo Good Company, presenting new arrangements and interpretations for violin and guitar across a wide range of musical styles. The duo’s most recent recording was broadcast on CBC Radio. Her versatility has led to collaborations with artists including Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson, Nas, Erykah Badu, and Questlove for VH1’s Divas Celebrate Soul.

As a scholar, Dr. Yoon studies how genre conventions and concert presentation shape audiences’ listening, attention, and evaluation of music. Building on her doctoral research at Columbia University, her work considers how expectations surrounding performance contexts influence perceptual and emotional experience. In 2022, she founded Saloon Yoon, an interdisciplinary lecture-recital series that brings these ideas into performance, featuring collaborations with artists and writers across disciplines. Each event centers on a different theme, from genre hierarchies and programming to evolving social conventions of concert listening, and is presented through performance and lecture. The series functions as a contemporary third space for shared listening, where performance and public engagement intersect.

Dr. Yoon is an in‑demand clinician, adjudicator, and pedagogue, with collaborations at The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, New York University, Columbia University, Princeton University, the University of Toronto, Western University, and the Royal Conservatory of Music. Her work has been recognized by the College Music Society, where she served as Head of Music Performance in 2025, and by the NAMM Foundation, which awarded her the 2022 President’s Innovation Award for contributions to music education and performance innovation. Learn more about Dr. Yoon by visiting www.claraplaysviolin.com and www.goodcompanyduo.com