Alliana Lili Yang is a classically trained young vocalist with great passion for the arts from San Francisco, California. Alliana began her vocal training when she was 4 years old. She has studied and performed with the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco Opera, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Alliana is of multicultural heritage and sings in 8 languages: Italian, French, German, Spanish, Latin, Russian, Ukrainian, and English. Over the past few years Alliana has been involved with the SF Opera, talent and vocal competitions, community fundraisers, charity events, family-friendly festivals, virtual benefit concerts, group and solo performances across some of the Bay Area’s premier venues.
Alliana has won numerous first places and best in show awards including a Platinum Award in Advanced Vocal, Top 5, and Judge’s Standout Showmanship Award at the 2019 Onstage New York Regional Competition in Santa Clara, California, competing with top young artists. Alliana's recent wins include the American Protégé International Music Talent Competition Fall 2020 and 2022, SFBAC NATS Fall Musical Theater 2019-2021, The Grande and Bellagrande International Music Competition 2020-2023, ​The Hammerstein International Youth Vocal Solo Competition 2021, SFBAC NATS Spring Classical 2021, "Rome" Grand Prize Virtuoso 2021, "Vienna" Grand Prize Virtuoso 2022, "Paris" Grand Prize Virtuoso 2022, VAYA International Festivals and KPU International Music Festival 2021 and 2022 in multiple Musical Theatre and Classical Voice categories, Clara Schumann International Competition 2023 and 2024, and several of the Great Composers Competitions between 2020 and 2025. Her most recent wins are with the World Classical Music Awards 2022 and 2024 in multiple categories. In 2023, Alliana was awarded a Certificate of Honor by the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors for her outstanding cultural performance at the official celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, San Francisco City Hall. This May, Alliana was awarded First Prize in the Virtuoso Opera Vocal category at the Grand Spring Concours International Competition 2025, and honored by the Mayor of Fullerton, Fred Jung, with a Mayor’s Cultural Achievement Award.
Alliana has performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, New York, four times and is scheduled to return in March 2026. At 13 years old, she made her Special Guest Soloist debut at the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, which concluded with a standing ovation. She is also a 2022 Music International Grand Prix Youth Classical and Popular Voice Finalist, placing top 6 in the world in both Categories for her age group. As a Youth Classical Voice Winner, she was granted a scholarship to an Interlochen Summer 2023 program. A multiple winner of numerous prestigious international vocal competitions, Alliana has received invitations to perform at Parco della Musica (Rome, Italy), at Gläserner Saal Musikverein (Vienna, Austria), at the Haydnsaal Esterházy Palace (Eisenstadt, Austria), at Wiener Saal Mozarteum University (Salzburg, Austria), and at the Amphithéâtre Cité de la Musique-Philharmonie de Paris (Paris, France).
Alliana is the youngest college-curriculum student at The Juilliard School, a Summer Vocal Academy alumni at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a member of The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). During closures, Alliana was involved in multiple online performances with KOTA Productions and Young Artists Concerts, helping raise over 100K for various organizations nationwide. Through her participation in the community fundraisers and charity events, Alliana helped raise close to half a million for local organizations. Alliana collaborates with numerous artists and organizations that represent the rich cultural tapestry of the Greater Bay Area, reflecting her deep commitment to global artistic expression. Alliana was a featured soloist in 'Music for a Miracle' Ukraine Benefit Concert, the SF Vigil for Victims of Lunar New Year Gun Violence, and Lions Lighthouse Concert Humanitarian Aid for Turkey & Syria. Currently serving as a Youth Ambassador, she proudly represents Mercury Soul, founded by three-time GRAMMY winner Mason Bates. As a Youth Ambassador for Building Education, Alliana supports the organization’s mission to construct safe schools and foster holistic learning environments in developing nations—efforts aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty and promoting a more sustainable and equitable future. With six years of experience as a lead solo cantor in San Francisco, Alliana sings at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption for special weekend and holiday masses. During the 2023-2024 Christmas Season she sang as a soloist at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Italy.