In 2009 Yelian won the string section in the Royal Over-Seas League 57th Annual Music Competition, and was the Grand Prize winner in the 2014 inaugural Australian Cello Awards, winning a host of awards in Sydney's Verbrugghen Hall.
In 2009 Yelian He won the String Section in the Royal Over-Seas League 57th Annual Music Competition. He was the winner of 2014 inaugural Australian Cello Awards, winning both the Grand Prize and the Audience Prize in Sydney's Verbrugghen Hall.