Yiran Zhao
Conducting Fellow
Yiran Zhao is a conductor, composer, pianist, and soprano. She holds a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Yale School of Music and a Bachelor of Music in Piano and Theory & Composition from Westminster Choir College.
Yiran entered Curtis Institute of Music in 2025 as a Rita. E Houser Conducting Fellow studying with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Jim Ross and assisting various orchestras and Curtis Opera productions. Learn more