Watch the interview here! Tianwa performed this past weekend in Winnipeg (Sept 18 & 19) with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in their season opener.

Tianwa performed Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the WSO this weekend--- a high-wire-act full of beautiful Italian melody from this master violinist/composer whose skills were thought to come from the devil himself! The whole program was filled with music by some of the world's greatest orchestrators.

Music lovers know Tianwa Yang for her 18 top-selling Naxos recordings and acclaimed appearances with leading orchestras and conductors. Her electric stage presence captivates audiences. "One of the best new violinists of the new century," MusicWeb International says. In 2014 she was presented with the ECHO Klassik Best Up-and-Coming Artist Award for her Naxos recording of both Mendelssohn Concertos.

Watch Michael Wolch's interview with this incredible talent below!

 

 

The violin prodigy began learning to play the violin at age four in China, and quickly began winning violin competitions.

At age ten, she began studying with Professor Lin Yaoji at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, and was already receiving media attention for the quality of her playing. After performing at the 1999 Beijing Music Festival, violinist Isaac Stern invited her to play with him in the United States.

Yang recorded her first CD in 2000, at the age of 13, with a recording of Paganini's 24 caprices, on the Hugo Classical label.

She made her European debut in Europe in 2001, performing with the Czech Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra in Prague. In 2003, she performed Prokofiev's concerto No. 2 in Munich with the orchestra of the Bayerische Staatsoper, and followed that up with recitals in Paris, Stockholm, Frankfurt and Vienna.

In 2004, Yang began recording for Naxos, beginning a series of the complete works of Pablo de Sarasate.

Yang's North American debut was in the 2007-2008 season, when she performed at the Virginia Arts Festival with the Virginia Symphony. That same year she played at Berlin Philharmonic Hall in a performance that was broadcast live by Deutschland Radio.

She has also recorded works by Piazzolla and Vivaldi.

Watch Tianwa Yang perform live in St. Petersburg below.