About us

Chicago Strings has been serving Chicagoland musicians since 2009 and is now located in the heart of Evanston. Owner Jeff Yang is a nationally known musician who was the violin soloist with Mannheim Steamroller and first violinist with Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues.  He is also the Artistic Director of the multi-sensory project, In The Realm Of Senses.  Locally, he performs regularly with Chicago Philharmonic and many ensembles all over Chicagoland.  Being a versatile player and a knowledgeable about instruments and tone, he is a specialist at tonal adjustments of stringed instruments.

Mr. Yang has the ability to cater to the very specific needs of the performing musicians as well as finding the right instrument at the right price for the professional or the student. Chicago Strings has built a reputation for honesty and providing exceptional sounding instruments to professional players and students alike

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Native from Caracas, Venezuela, Juan began his relationship with bows 15 years ago in Caracas.  He opened his own workshop and had a growing clientele of more than 150 musicians from Simon Bolivar Symphony and the Teresa Carreño Symphony,  the top orcheatras of Venezuela’s aclaimed SISTEMA. He perfected his rehairing and restoration skills with advise from reknowned bow maker Thomas Gerbeth. In 2017 Juan immigrated to the United States and became the bow specialist for Chicago Strings.  Juan was a member of the Teresa Carreño Symphony Orchestra in Venezuela and is a free lance professional cellist in Chicago.
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Violinist and founder of the Innocenti Strings, Mr. Innocenti is a former member of Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Originally from Monaco (Monte Carlo), his french accent will be one of his best assets.  He won first prize at the conservatoire de Reuil Paris and  has a Master of Music in Violin Performance at the University of Cincinnati (CCM), After earning a Gold Medal in Chamber Music at the Conservatoire de Music d Orcay Competition, he then was invited to perform at the Aspen Music Festival where he fell in love with America and now lives happy ever after with his lovely wife Isabelle and daughter Chloé in Evanston. 

 
 

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