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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

8/10

CHARLES IVES
MUSIC FESTIVAL

Trailblazing

with Peter Dugan and

CIMF Artist-Faculty

Saturday August 10 2024 7:00 PM

Ives Concert Hall

181 White St,

Danbury, CT 06810

8/21

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN MUZIK FESTIVAL

TIME FOR THREE

Wednesday August 21 2024 7:30 PM

ancora Marina Neustadt
Holstein, Germany

8/22

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN MUZIK FESTIVAL

TIME FOR THREE

Thursday August 22 2024 7:30 PM

Reithalle Wotersen

Roseburg, Germany

8/24

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN MUZIK FESTIVAL

TIME FOR THREE

with Jascha von der Goltz and the

Kyiv Symphony Orchestra

Saturday August 24 2024 7:30 PM

Lufthansa Technik Basis Hamburg,

Hangar 7
Hamburg, Germany

8/25

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN MUZIK FESTIVAL

TIME FOR THREE

with Jascha von der Goltz and the

Kyiv Symphony Orchestra

Sunday August 25 2024 7:30 PM

Deutsches Haus Flensburg
Flensburg, Germany

9/4

TAIPEI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

TIME FOR THREE

with Lio Kuokman and the

Taipei Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday September 4 2024 7:30 PM

National Concert Hall

10048 Chung-Shan South Road

Taipei, Taiwan

9/14

COLUMBUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

TIME FOR THREE

with George Del Gobbo and

The Columbus Symphony Orchestra

Saturday September 14 2024 7:30 PM

900 Broadway

Columbus GA, 31901

9/21

ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC 

TIME FOR THREE

with Andreas Delfs and

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday September 21 2024 8:00 PM

Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Eastman School of Music East Wing, University Of Rochester,
E Main St, Rochester, NY 14604

9/22

ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC 

TIME FOR THREE

with Andreas Delfs and

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Sunday September 22 2024 2:00 PM

Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Eastman School of Music East Wing, University Of Rochester,
E Main St, Rochester, NY 14604

9/23

OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY

TIME FOR THREE

Wednesday September 23 2024 7:30 PM

Chandler Recital Hall at Diehn Center
Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Old Dominion University,
1339 W 49th St, Norfolk, VA 23529

10/4

MCKNIGHT CENTER

TIME FOR THREE

Friday October 4 2024 7:30 PM

The McKnight Center 
705 W. University Ave.,

Stillwater, OK 74074

10/5

BESHORE PERFORMANCE HALL

TIME FOR THREE

Saturday October 5 2024 7:00 PM

Beshore Performance Hall
212 W 7th St,

Joplin, MO 64801

10/6

CAILLOUX THEATER

TIME FOR THREE

Sunday October 6 2024 7:30 PM

Cailloux Theater
910 Main St,

Kerrville, TX 78028

10/11

AMARILLO SYMPHONY

TIME FOR THREE

with George Jackson and

The Amarillo Symphony

Friday October 11 2024 7:30 PM

Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
500 S Buchanan St,

Amarillo, TX 79101

10/12

AMARILLO SYMPHONY

TIME FOR THREE

with George Jackson and

The Amarillo Symphony

Saturday October 12 2024 7:30 PM

Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
500 S Buchanan St,

Amarillo, TX 79101

10/15

TEXAS A&M

TIME FOR THREE

Tuesday October 15 2024 7:30 PM

Rudder Theatre Complex
401 Joe Routt Blvd Suite 205, College Station, TX 77843

10/16

TANNAHILL'S TAVERN

TIME FOR THREE

Wednesday October 16 2024 8:30 PM

Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall
122 E Exchange Ave Suite 200,

Fort Worth, TX 76164

10/18

PHOENIX SYMPHONY

TIME FOR THREE

with Paolo Bortolameolli and

The Phoenix Symphony

Friday October 18 2024 7:30 PM

Symphony Hall
75 N 2nd St,

Phoenix, AZ 85004

10/19

PHOENIX SYMPHONY

TIME FOR THREE

with Paolo Bortolameolli and

The Phoenix Symphony

Saturday October 19 2024 7:30 PM

Symphony Hall
75 N 2nd St,

Phoenix, AZ 85004

10/20

PHOENIX SYMPHONY

TIME FOR THREE

with Paolo Bortolameolli and

The Phoenix Symphony

Sunday October 20 2024 2:00 PM

Symphony Hall
75 N 2nd St,

Phoenix, AZ 85004

10/27

CURTIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

TIME FOR THREE

with Osmo Vänskä and

The Curtis Symphony Orchestra

Sunday October 27 2024 3:00 PM

Marian Anderson Hall,

Kimmy Center for the Performing Arts
300 S Broad St,

Philadelphia, PA 19102

Concerts

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"...crystalline yet muscular playing."

THE FINANCIAL TIMES

"...excellent soloist"

THE NEW YORK TIMES

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