Yolanda Kondonassis (born 1963 in Norman, Oklahoma, United States) is an American classical harpist.
She continued her education at The Cleveland Institute of Music, where she received her bachelor's and master's degrees as a student of Alice Chalifoux.
Her honors include top prizes in the New York Philharmonic National Young Artists Competition,[5] 2 Solo Recitalists Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts,[6] Grammy nomination,[7] Cleveland Arts Prize,[8] American Harp Society Young Concert Artists Competition,[9] Interlochen Arts Academy Young Artist Medal, and The Cleveland Institute of Music Distinguished Alumni Award.
[10] Kondonassis' discography, released on the Telarc, Azica, Oberlin, New World, and Channel Classics labels, includes over twenty titles.
[11] Her first children's book, Our House is Round: A Kid's Book About Why Protecting Our Earth Matters, was published in 2012 by Skyhorse Publishing[12] and praised as "the perfect children's introduction to environmental issues" by The Environmental Defense Fund.