About Me
Taiwanese clarinetist Li-Jie Yu is a multifaceted performer and educator recognized for her artistic leadership in solo and chamber music settings. With a career spanning the United States and abroad, she performs a wide range of standard and contemporary repertoire, with a dedicated focus on advancing the clarinet-violin-piano trio medium. In August 2026, Yu will join the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Clarinet.
A prize-winning soloist, Yu was awarded third prize at the 2018 National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL) Woodwind Solo Competition. Her academic and performance career in the U.S. has been supported by the prestigious Government Scholarship to Study Abroad (GSSA) from the Ministry of Education in Taiwan. From 2018 to 2023, she served as a Clarinet Associate Instructor at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she taught clarinet lessons and technique class to major and non-major students.
As a dedicated chamber musician, Yu has performed at the Sarasota Music Festival (2018) and the Maine Chamber Music Seminar at Snow Pond (2025). In 2021, she co-founded the Vinola Trio alongside violinist Laurel Gagnon and pianist Ruoyang Xiang. The ensemble, which focuses on commissioning and performing contemporary works, has earned significant national recognition, notably winning the First Prize at the 2026 NOLA Chamber Music Festival Competition and the Grand Prize at the 2025 Plowman Chamber Music Competition. The trio also holds top prizes from the MTNA National Chamber Music Competition and The American Prize. The group has completed multiple residencies at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute and frequently leads masterclasses and performances at institutions such as the Boston Conservatory and Truman State University.
Yu holds a Doctor of Music, an Artist Diploma, and a Master of Music from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, as well as a Bachelor of Music from Taipei National University of the Arts. Her primary teachers include Eli Eban, Pei-Yun Lin, and Amy Chang.