Yondani Butt was born in Macau where he studied conducting with Wolfgang Vacano at Indiana University and majored in chemistry. He continued to study conducting with Josef Blatt at the University of Michigan while pursuing his chemistry degree. Hailed by Robert Marsh of the Chicago Sun Times as "an outstanding talent", Yondari Butt has received acclamation from critics and audiences for his many recordings and concert performances. "Butt gives an unflagging performance, which has the sense of being made in a single take. This is a solid interpretation of Beethoven's Fourth Symphony, which shows well the tight ensemble of the London Symphony" - James L. Zychowicz, Musicweb International