Yalyen Savignon

Born in Havana, Cuba, Yalyen Savignon began playing the violin at eight and the piano at ten at the Conservatorio de Música Guillermo Tomas. She continued her education at the Amadeo Roldan Conservatory.

After arriving in the United States, she has performed with many symphonies orchestras in the state of Florida, including the New World Symphony, Alhambra Orchestra, Miami Lyric Opera, Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Treasure Coast Symphony, Symphony of the Americas, and Vero Beach Opera.

She won the Lynn Concert Competition 2015 at the Lynn Conservatory of Music, where she completed her degree in Violin Performance.

Yalyen has completed a master’s degree in Violin Performance at Carnegie Mellon University with Professor Cyrus Forough and postgraduate studies at the University of Southern California with Martin Chalifour, concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Yalyen is an avid chamber music performer. She has given many recitals in The United States and performed with the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra, the Chatham Baroque ensemble in Pittsburgh, and Boca Sinfonia.

She has worked as a Teaching Artist for the LA Philharmonic and YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles); Yalyen has taught violin and chamber music in the United States, Cuba, Chile, and Jamaica during different summer programs and festivals.

She is also the President and Executive Director of the Volta Music Foundation. In this position, she oversees all the artistic and executive strategies through which Volta Music Foundation expands access to classical music education in The United States and other Latin American countries.