Andrea Yun

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Cellist Dr. Andrea Yun is an active performer, teacher, and teacher trainer. She is a member of the Detroit Opera and is principal cellist of the Baroque on Beaver Island orchestra. She has performed with orchestras such as the Detroit Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Toledo Symphony, and Windsor Symphony, and has served under the baton of conductors such as Kurt Mazur, Michael Tilson Thomas, James Levine, Dame Jane Glover, and Charles Dutoit.
Andrea maintains a cello studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she founded Cellympics, a play-based approach to cello technique acquisition for children. Cellympics has been replicated in 6 countries and 9 states. Andrea has an extensive cello teacher training website, andreayun.com. In 2020, Andrea was designated Teacher of the Year by the Michigan chapter of the American String Teachers Association. Andrea is one of 50 Suzuki cello teacher trainers in the Americas, and she was hired by Paul Katz to be a part of his CelloBello teacher training faculty.
Andrea has been on faculty at the University of Michigan, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Bowling Green State University (OH), as well as in the public schools as a middle and high school orchestra director. At Indiana University, Andrea earned a dual bachelor's degree in music education and mathematics, as well as a master's degree in cello performance; she completed her doctorate in cello performance and pedagogy at the University of Michigan. Andrea lives in Ann Arbor, MI, with her extended family and dog Mike. She is an avid swing dancer and roller skater.