Born in Havana, Cuba, violinist Yan Izquierdo enjoys a multifaceted, cross-genre music career with extensive performance experience throughout North America and Europe. As a soloist, he has appeared with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, the Miami University Symphony Orchestra and the College of Charleston Orchestra. He has attended the Aspen Music Festival, Le Domain Forget, and performed at Piccolo Spoleto with members of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. He was a featured national anthem performer during an NCAA National Invitation Tournament finals game at Madison Square Garden.

As an orchestral musician, he has performed with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of New York, and the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, with notable appearances at Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Kimmel Center, Kennedy Center and Meyerson Symphony Center. He participated in the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas “Music Without Borders” North American concert tour, which included educational programs with youth symphonies in Mexico City, culminating in a joint concert televised by the Televisa network.

Equally at home in non-classical styles, he was a founding member of Shayna and the Catch, acting as a songwriter, violinist, mandolinist and backing vocalist. The band toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada, including appearances at SXSW, CMJ Music Marathon, Summerfest and Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration. His songs have been featured on CSI: NY, The Real World and an international Ford commercial campaign.

Yan received a Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music as a recipient of the CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship. His principal teachers include Kurt Sassmannshaus, Giora Schmidt, Timothy Lees, Lee Chin Siow and Garrett Fischbach.