Yaali Oria Mamerud is currently pursuing her undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, under the instruction of Professor Ida Bieler. Originally from Israel, Yaali started playing the violin at the age of 6 at the Ness Ziona Municipal Conservatory, and in 2015 she was admitted into the Israel Conservatory of Music in Tel Aviv, where she studied with Lena Mazor until graduating in 2023. 

Yaali was a member of the Young Israel Philharmonic Orchestra of the Jerusalem Music Center, as well as a participant in the David Goldman Chamber Music Program for Outstanding Young Musicians working with artists like Sergei Bresler, Menachem Wisenberg, and Felix Nemirovsky. She has additionally participated in masterclasses with Miriam Fried, Paul Biss, Sergei Bresler, Grigory Kalinovsky and more. Summer festivals in which Yaali has participated include Keshet Eilon (2015-2020), The Huberman Program (2022) and International Chamber Music Academy of Ochsenhausen (2024-2025).

In Israel, Yaali co-founded the Crisantemi Quartet, as a part of the Polyphony Music and Society Seminar, a project combining chamber music with an academic curriculum that emphasises intercultural dialogue and leadership training; performing in countries like Germany, The Netherlands and Israel. As a part of this Seminar, Yaali was invited to the WOW Festival (2024) at Carnegie Hall, where she and fellow students joined the NYO-USA orchestra under Marin Alsop.