
"Plays classical violin with the charisma of a rockstar"
- THE BOSTON GLOBE
AWARDED THE
2018
LEONARD BERNSTEIN AWARD
BIOGRAPHY
Recipient of the 2018 Leonard Bernstein Award and described by the Boston Globe as one who "plays classical violin with the charisma of a rock star", Juilliard graduate Charles Yang began his violin studies with his mother in Austin, Texas, and has since studied with world-renowned pedagogues Kurt Sassmanshaus, Paul Kantor, Brian Lewis and Glenn Dicterow. He has performed as a soloist with orchestras and in concert in the United States, Europe, Brazil, Russia, China, and Taiwan, and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. On June 9th of 2005, the Mayor of Austin presented Mr. Yang with his own "Charles Yang Day". In 2016 Mr. Yang joined the crossover string-band, Time for Three.
Not only confined to classical violin, Mr. Yang's improvisational crossover abilities as a violinist, electric violinist, and vocalist have led him to featured performances with a variety of artists in such festivals as The Aspen Music Festival, The Schleswig- Holstein Music Festival, The Ravinia Festival, The Crested Butte Music Festival, The Cayman Arts Festival, The YouTube Music Awards, The Moab Music Festival, TED, Caramoor, The EG Conference, Google Zeitgeist, Interlochen, and onstage at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center’s Metropolitan Opera House, David H. Koch Theater, Dizzy’s and David Rubinstein Atrium; The Long Center, Rudolfinum, The Royal Danish Theatre, Le Poisson Rouge, Highline Ballroom, Ars Nova, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Forbidden City in Beijing among many others. He has performed in the presence of two former US Presidents, the Queen of Denmark and has shared the stage in collaborations with artists including Peter Dugan, CDZA, Steve Miller, Jesse Colin Young, Jake Shimabukuro, Ray Benson, Michael Gordon, Marcelo Gomes, Savion Glover, Twyla Tharp, Misty Copeland, and Jon Batiste. Mr. Yang recently made his solo debut with Marin Alsop and The Chicago Symphony at The Ravinia Festival. His career has been followed by various news media including The New York Times, The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, The Financial Times, The Austin-American Statesman, The Austin Chronicle and The Strad. Mr. Yang is featured in Nick Romeo's book, Driven as well as Discovery Channel's Curiosity.
Regarding Mr. Yang, The Texas Observer has noted, “Mr. Yang is a true crossover artist, a pioneer who can hop between classical and popular music and bring fresh ideas to fans of both genres. Rather than maintaining an insular focus and simply assuming
that an audience for classical music will always exist, he wants to actively create that audience, to persuade and seduce others into enjoying a type of music as passionately as he does.”
"...as adept at improvising blues on his fiddle as carving out note-perfect classical."
THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE
CONCERTS
6/21
THE PRINCETON FESTIVAL
TIME FOR THREE
Tuesday June 21 2022 7:00 PM
Morven Museum and Garden
55 Stockton St
Princeton, NJ 08540
6/30
ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
CHARLES YANG X ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Thursday June 30 2022 7:00 PM
Moto Spirits
93 Forrest St,
Brooklyn, NY 11206
7/3
MT. GRETNA PLAYHOUSE
TIME FOR THREE
Sunday July 3 2022 7:00 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
200 Pennsylvania Avenue
Mount Gretna, PA 17064
7/8
SANDS POINT PRESERVE CONSERVANCY
TIME FOR THREE
Friday July 8 2022 7:00 PM
Sands Point Preserve Conservancy
127 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, New York 11050
7/10
ARTOWN
TIME FOR THREE
Sunday July 10 2022 7:30 PM
Brasserie Saint James
901 South Center St.
Reno, NV 89501
7/14
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
TIME FOR THREE
with Paolo Bortolameolli and the
San Francisco Symphony.
West Coast Premiere of Kevin Puts' "Contact"
Thursday July 14 2022 7:30 PM
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue;
San Francisco, CA
7/15
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
TIME FOR THREE
with Paolo Bortolameolli and the
San Francisco Symphony.
West Coast Premiere of Kevin Puts' "Contact"
Friday July 15 2022 7:30 PM
Frost Amphitheater
351 Lasuen St
Stanford, CA 94305
7/22
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN MUSIK FESTIVAL
TIME FOR THREE
Friday July 22 2022 7:30 PM
ROBBE & BERKING
Am Industriehafen 5
24937 Flensburg
7/28
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
TIME FOR THREE
with Erina Yashima and the
Philadelphia Orchestra.
East Coast Premiere of Kevin Puts' "Contact"
Thursday July 28 2022 7:30 PM
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
108 Avenue of the Pines
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
8/4
ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
TIME FOR THREE
with the SEMPRE SISTERS
Thursday August 4 2022 3:00 PM
Lopez Center – 204 Village Rd
Lopez Island WA 98261
8/5
ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
TIME FOR THREE
with the SEMPRE SISTERS
Friday August 5 2022 5:30 PM
203 N Beach Rd
Eastsound, WA 98245
8/10
LAKE GEORGE MUSIC FESTIVAL
TIME FOR THREE
with Roger Kalia and the Lake George Music Festival Orchestra
Wednesday August 10 2022 7:30 PM
Shepard Park Amphitheater
Centennial Fountain, Canada St
Lake George, NY 12845
8/13
SUN VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL
TIME FOR THREE
with Alasdair Neale and the Sun Valley Festival Orchestra.
Kevin Puts' "Contact"
Saturday August 13 2022 6:30 PM
Sun Valley Pavilion
300 Dollar Rd
Sun Valley, ID 83353
8/19
PORTLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
TIME FOR THREE
Friday August 19 2022 8:00 PM
One Longfellow Square
181 State St
Portland, ME 04101
9/11
MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL
TIME FOR THREE
Sunday September 11 2022 7:00 PM
Sorrel River Ranch
Mile 17, UT-128
Moab, UT 84532
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"...crystalline yet muscular playing."
THE FINANCIAL TIMES
"...excellent soloist"
THE NEW YORK TIMES
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