Yael has had a musical career that has taken her all over the world. Initially a violinist, she switched to viola under the guidance of Prof. David Chen in the Israel Conservatory in Tel Aviv when she was 16. At the age of 18 she joined the Israel Army in the unit of “Outstanding Musicians” for a period of 21 months. After being released from the army, Yael moved to The Netherlands to pursue her Bachelors Degree in Music at the Academy for Music in Rotterdam. From 2004-2008, Yael was a member of the UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra under music director Maestro James Levine. Yael studied for one year at the Manhattan School of Music with both Irene Breslaw and Daniel Avshalomov. From 2007-2010, she was a fellow with the New World Symphony under music director Michael Tilson Thomas. Yael was principal viola of the Amarillo Symphony in Texas from 2015-2018, regularly plays with the Florida Grand Opera, Miami City Ballet, Naples Philharmonic and is currently principal viola of the Nu Deco Ensemble based in Miami FL.