Eric Yin YU is a Hong Kong-born classical guitarist currently based in Edinburgh, where he is active as a performer, guitar and ukulele teacher, Assistant Musical Director of the Edinburgh Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra (EMGO), and Guitar Advisor to the Edinburgh Competition Festival Association. Since relocating to the UK, he has become an active contributor to Edinburgh’s musical life through solo recitals, chamber music projects, orchestral collaborations, and music education.

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In Edinburgh, Eric has appeared in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, performed as a concerto soloist, and been invited as a guest soloist by leading music organisations across the city. In 2025, he won the Christmas Carol Competition organised by Classic FM and Making Music under the name of LGMA, with the winning work broadcast publicly. In 2026, he was appointed Guitar Advisor of the Edinburgh Competition Festival Association, one of Edinburgh’s largest and longest-running performing arts festivals. In the same year, Eric performed Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with the St Andrew Orchestra in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the composer’s birth, marking an important milestone in his performance career in the UK.

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Eric holds a Master of Music in Guitar Performance from the Manhattan School of Music, New York, where he studied under David Leisner and Mark Delpriora. Before moving to the United States, he completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Music at Hong Kong Baptist University in 2014 and earned a Recital Diploma (ATCL in Guitar) in 2010 under the mentorship of Christopher Wong Man Kam.

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During his studies, Eric participated in masterclasses with internationally renowned musicians including Álvaro Pierri, David Russell, David Starobin, Oscar Ghiglia, Paul O’Dette, and Pepe Romero. In recognition of his artistic achievements, he received the HKSAR Government Talent Development Scholarship in 2014. He was also invited to present a lecture recital, From Pop to Classical: Guitar Music Across Genres, at Lingnan University, Hong Kong.

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Before relocating to the UK, Eric was an active performer and educator in Hong Kong. He joined Collegium Musicum Hong Kong (CMHK) in 2010 and performed in numerous productions, including an opera collaboration with the Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing) and a European concert tour in Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic in 2012. From 2012 to 2014, he served as principal player, coach, and coordinator of the HKBU Guitar Ensemble, organising concerts, workshops, and masterclasses with internationally recognised artists.

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In 2014, Eric co-founded the Quartar Guitar Quartet, continuing to develop chamber music and guitar performance opportunities in Hong Kong. Alongside his performing career, he taught classical, popular, and folk guitar at the Hong Kong Music Institute and Lingnan University for over a decade, with particular interest in solo performance and ensemble training.

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Today, Eric continues to balance performing, conducting, and teaching in Edinburgh while developing new artistic collaborations and expanding opportunities for plucked-string music in Scotland.