Musician Bio

Yue-Ning Foo joined the second violin section of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in
2026 soon after her studies at the Jacobs School of Music in Indiana University with
Alexander Kerr. She earned her Bachelor’s of Music at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of
Music with Zuo Jun in 2024.
Prior to joining the ISO, Yue-Ning held positions in regional orchestras in Indiana. She
served as Assistant Concertmaster for the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra as well as
acting Principal Second and section violin for the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra.
Born and raised in Singapore, Yue-Ning started learning the violin at the age of three and
made her Carnegie Hall debut in the Weill Recital Hall at the age of 10. She has since
performed internationally with the Sun Symphony Orchestra in Vietnam, and Singaporean
ensembles such as the re:Sound Collective, Metropolitan Festival Orchestra, Orchestra of
Music Makers and Red Dot Baroque. She rose to national acclaim as the 2nd prizewinner in
the Violin Senior Category of the National Piano and Violin Competition of Singapore in
2023.
Yue-Ning received full-ride fellowships in the summers of 2023-2025 at the Aspen Music
Festival and School and was most recently invited to the 2026 Pacific Music Festival,
bringing the arts across Sapporo and Tokyo and performing in the distinguished Kitara Hall
and Suntory Hall.
Outside of music, Yue-Ning enjoys playing badminton, reading books and spending time with
her friends.