Yvette Devereaux

Who is Yvette Devereaux?

Yvette Devereaux is an American violinist, conductor and Director at the South Pasadena Music Center and Conservatory in Pasadena, California. She was the first African-American woman to attain a conductor's degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music. She was honored by the city of Los Angeles in February 2007 Living Legends. She was also the first African-American woman to conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic, as a guest conductor in 1996.

As a violinist, Devereaux has performed with Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Whitney Houston, and K2.