Flute
Dr. Yana
D.M.A. Flute, U. Miami Frost · Adjunct Professor
Dr. Yana (Zixuan) Yan completed a Bachelor of Music with a double major in flute and piano at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music, a Master of Music at the University of Minnesota, an Artist Diploma at the Hartt School, and a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music. She has served as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Flute at Augustana College and Black Hawk College and as a flute instructor with the Quad City Symphony.
She is a prizewinner in numerous competitions, including the 2024 La Jolla Symphony Emerging Artist Competition, the 2021 Quebec International Music Competition, and the 2021 Charleston International Baroque Music Competition. An active presenter and adjudicator for organizations such as the National Flute Association, she performs as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player, with particular interests in contemporary music and the baroque flute.