Violinist Shelby Yamin brings signature vivacity to performances across the globe, from the historic state rooms of George Washington’s Mount Vernon to the storied chapel at Versailles. Shelby has appeared as a soloist with Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players, Voices of Music, House of Time, New York Baroque Incorporated and the Oregon Bach Festival orchestra. Dedicated to diversifying the canon, Shelby regularly researches, performs and records lesser-known works, including 18th-century repertoire from the music library of Nelly Custis and, most recently, the violin duets of Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen (1745-1818). Shelby’s discography includes the first-ever recording of Sirmen’s entire opus of violin duets on period instruments (on the Orpheus Classical label, 2021). In addition to performing regularly with the Cleveland-based ensemble Les Délices, Shelby is the Associate Producer of Les Délices’ early music web-series, SalonEra. 

Yamin earned degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and The Juilliard School, where she studied Baroque violin under Elizabeth Blumenstock and won the Historical Performance Concerto Competition. She credits her pursuit of historical performance to Elizabeth Blumenstock, who inspired her to follow that path while still a student at San Francisco Conservatory.

Shelby Yamin was a featured artist in the 2024 Winter Musicale on January 28, 2024.