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Violinist Dabin Zoey Yang is this year’s winner of the Prix d’Europe, an annual scholarship that has bolstered many artists’ careers since its creation in 1911. Yang is currently pursuing her master’s of Musical Arts at Yale School of Music under the guidance of Prof. Augustin Hadelich. Her love of music began at a young age when she realized how she could use her own hands to make beautiful sounds. “I loved implementing my (own) musical ideas into my music,” says Yang, as she continues to work toward creating a unique sound in her playing.
Yang embraces her shortcomings and failures, which she views as opportunities to learn and develop personally and as a musician. “Failures are always the trampoline that helps me jump into the next chapter of my life,” she says. Yang takes these errors in stride. For example, while competing at the Prix d’Europe Gala Concert, Yang accidentally hit the bridge of her violin—and stopped in the middle of her performance to fix it. “Everyone starts to laugh and clap,” she says, recalling such small errors, and adds: “It’s such a cool and fun experience!”
Yang strives to capture the uniqueness of each musical piece in her playing style. One of her favourite aspects of music-making is how a piece’s expression can come across differently each time she plays it. She hopes these unique moments are what audiences keep coming back for more.
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