Dayoung Yoon is a gayageum (traditional Korean plucked zither with 12-strings) player and composer of the ensemble CelloGayageum. She graduated from Korean National Traditional Arts High School and received a bachelor's and master's degree from the Korea National University of Arts. Following her graduation, she pursued solo activities in France, Germany, Italy, and beyond. During her tenure as a gayageum instructor at the Berlin Korean Cultural Center, she crossed paths with cellist Sol Daniel Kim and co-founded the ensemble CelloGayageum. Dayoung has garnered recognition for her contributions to the ensemble, receiving awards such as the Soorim Cultural Prize (2018), Jeongdong Theater's "Youthful Artist of the Year" (2020), Director of the Young Gugak Orchestra at Seoul Namsan Gugakdang (2021), and the first prize in the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation's Youth Song (2021).
