Folk Reimagined

Kailin Yong is a violinist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator. Known to friends and peers as the “fiddler for peace”, he was the recipient of the Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin in 2004 for his efforts in building cultural bridges through music. Trained in Austria at the Vienna Academy Of Music, Kailin spent 20 years in the US and Europe, exploring music from around the world. Since returning to Singapore, Kailin has been sharing his gift as a music director and composer with theatre and dance groups like Checkpoint Theatre, Flamenco Sin Fronteras, Maya Dance Theatre and DADC. He is also the founding member of several pan-cultural musical groups including the Kailin Yong Peace Project, NuMundo, Y Quartet, Qilin Group, Straits Ensemble, DoReFaSohLah and PLUS Trio.