Yanet Campbell

Yanet Campbell (Violin) Born in Camagüey, Cuba, violinist Yanet Campbell is an accomplished soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. Her skilled and sensitive playing has enabled her to perform not just in some of the most important venues in Cuba but throughout Europe and the Caribbean. In 2015, she was awarded the first prize at Cuba’s prestigious Unión de Artistas y Escritores Cubanos (UNEAC) competition, and in 2019 she won the Instrumental Rose Bowl Competition carried out within the Kiwanis Festival in Canada. Yanet has also participated in several music festivals, including the Rheingau Musik Festival in Germany and the Mozartwoche in Austria. Throughout her career, her violin instructors have included Sydney Igancio Campbell Herrera, Carmen María Vázques, and Alfredo Muñoz Fernández. In addition, she has played in master classes for some of the world’s most acclaimed violinists such as Renaud Capuçon, Miriam Fried, Roland Glassl, and Arabella Steinbacher. As an orchestral musician, Yanet has performed as a member of several ensembles, interpreting varied styles and repertoires from historically informed music to modern compositions. Some of these ensembles include Ars Longa, the Orquesta de Cámara de La Habana, the Nuestro Tiempo Chamber Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Cuba, the European Youth Academy Orchestra (CUE) and the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra. Currently, she is pursuing her Master of Music Degree in violin performance at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, where she received a full entrance scholarship. She studies under the tutelage of the renowned violinist Nancy Dahn.