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"Plays classical violin with the charisma of a rockstar"

- THE BOSTON GLOBE

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2023
GRAMMY AWARD 
WINNER

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BIOGRAPHY

GRAMMY Award-winning artist and recipient of the 2018 Leonard Bernstein Award, Charles Yang has been described by The Boston Globe as one who "plays classical violin with the charisma of a rock star.” The Juilliard graduate began his violin studies with his mother, Sha Zhu, in Austin, Texas, and has since studied with world-renowned pedagogues Kurt Sassmanshaus, Paul Kantor, Brian Lewis and Glenn Dicterow. He has performed as soloist with orchestras and in concert throughout the United States, Europe, Brazil, Russia, China and Taiwan.  On June 9th of 2005, the Mayor of Austin presented Mr. Yang with his own "Charles Yang Day.” In 2016 Mr. Yang joined the multi-genre string-band Time for Three as violinist and lead singer.

Not only confined to classical styles, Mr. Yang's improvisational crossover abilities as a violinist, electric violinist, and vocalist have led him to featured performances at festivals including The Aspen Music Festival, The Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, The Ravinia Festival, Caramoor, Interlochen, The YouTube Music Awards, TED, and Google Zeitgeist. He has performed at some of the world’s most celebrated venues such as Carnegie Hall, Musikverein, Lincoln Center, Konzerthaus Berlin, Rudolfinum, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Royal Danish Theatre, Joe’s Pub, ACL Live, 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, Michael Thurber and CDZA, Steve Miller, Jesse Colin Young, Joshua Bell, Jake Shimabukuro, Ray Benson, Savion Glover, Twyla Tharp, Misty Copeland and Jon Batiste.

An adventurous composer, arranger, songwriter and collaborator, Mr. Yang’s works have been featured in projects for Glamour and Pentagram. In 2021 he co-wrote the original score to Robin Wright’s 2021 feature film, Land.  Time for Three’s album, “Letters for the Future” with Xian Zhang and The Philadelphia Orchestra featuring concertos written by Kevin Puts and Jennifer Higdon, won the 2023 GRAMMY award for “Best Classical Instrumental Solo.”

Mr. Yang’s 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 Financial Times, The Austin Chronicle and The Strad. He is also featured in Nick Romeo's book, Driven as well as Discovery Channel's Curiosity.

Of note, The Texas Observer stated, “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.”

Charles Yang performs on the 1854 “ex-Soil” J.B. Vuillaume.

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CONCERTS

11/15

LINCOLN CENTER

Time for Three

with Paul Taylor Dance Company

Friday November 15 2024 8:00 PM

David H. Koch Theater
20 Lincoln Center Plaza,

New York, NY 10023

11/22

COLORADO SYMPHONY

Time for Three

with Christopher Dragon and

The Colorado Symphony 

Friday November 22 2024 7:30 PM

Boettcher Concert Hall
Denver Performing Arts Complex
1000 14th Street, #15 

Denver, CO 80202

11/23

COLORADO SYMPHONY

Time for Three

with Christopher Dragon and

The Colorado Symphony 

Saturday November 23 2024 7:30 PM

Boettcher Concert Hall
Denver Performing Arts Complex
1000 14th Street, #15 

Denver, CO 80202

11/24

COLORADO SYMPHONY

Time for Three

with Christopher Dragon and

The Colorado Symphony 

Sunday November 24 2024 1:00 PM

Boettcher Concert Hall
Denver Performing Arts Complex
1000 14th Street, #15 

Denver, CO 80202

11/29

DALLAS SYMPHONY

Kris Bowers Concerto

"For a Younger Self"

with Markus Poschner and

The Dallas Symphony

Friday November 29 2024 7:30 PM

Meyerson Symphony Center

2301 Flora St,

Dallas, TX 75201

11/30

DALLAS SYMPHONY

Kris Bowers Concerto

"For a Younger Self"

with Markus Poschner and

The Dallas Symphony

Saturday November 30 2024 7:30 PM

Meyerson Symphony Center

2301 Flora St,

Dallas, TX 75201

12/1

DALLAS SYMPHONY

Kris Bowers Concerto

"For a Younger Self"

with Markus Poschner and

The Dallas Symphony

Sunday December 1 2024 3:00 PM

Meyerson Symphony Center

2301 Flora St,

Dallas, TX 75201

12/12

THE CLARICE

Time for Three

Thursday December 12 2024 7:30 PM

Kay Theatre
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
8270 Alumni Dr,

College Park, MD 20742

12/13

SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Time for Three

Friday December 13 2024 7:00 PM

Saratoga Performing Arts Center
108 Avenue of the Pines,

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

12/14

PERELMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Time for Three

Saturday December 14 2024 7:00 PM

Perelman Performing Arts Center
251 Fulton Street, New York, NY 10007

12/15

INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES

Time for Three

Sunday December 15 2024 5:00 PM

Wolfensohn Hall

at Institute for Advanced Study
1 Einstein Drive,

Princeton, NJ 08540

12/20

CORDINER HALL

Time for Three

Friday December 20 2024 7:00 PM

46 S Park St,

Walla Walla, WA 99362

12/22

VILAR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Time for Three

Sunday December 22 2024 6:30 PM

Vilar Performing Arts Center
68 Avondale Ln,

Beaver Creek, CO 81620

12/24

SANTA FE SYMPHONY

Time for Three

with Guillermo Figueroa and

The Santa Fe Symphony & Chorus 

Tuesday December 24 2024 12:00 PM

Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W. San Francisco Street,

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501

12/24

SANTA FE SYMPHONY

Time for Three

with Guillermo Figueroa and

The Santa Fe Symphony & Chorus 

Tuesday December 24 2024 4:00 PM

Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W. San Francisco Street,

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501

Concerts

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"...crystalline yet muscular playing."

THE FINANCIAL TIMES

"...excellent soloist"

THE NEW YORK TIMES

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