This instrument is part of our 7th annual Contemporary American Makers Exhibition, 2024

Stella Eunbyul Yoo is a violin maker based in the Bay area, California. She is originally from Seoul, South Korea and began to study the violin at the age of 8.  She has always been passionate about string instruments and wanted to pursue a profession that would allow her to play and work with violins. She was inspired to move to Italy in 2011 and attend the Cremona Violin Making School to learn the history and traditions from some of the best luthiers in the world. In 2015 after the Cremona School, she was fortunate to be selected as the apprentice for Luca Primon, who became her mentor for several years. During this time, she won multiple awards in cello and viola making.

In 2018, Stella moved to the United States to take on a new challenge and gain a diverse experience. She has been working at a violin shop while continuing to make her own violins, and in November of 2022, she won the Certificate for Artisanship for her Viola from 24th International Competition of Violin Society of America. Stella has been participating in the Oberlin workshop since 2022 because she is dedicated to violin making and contributing to the tradition as part of the next generation of luthiers.

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