Charles Yang on working with ‘Bridgerton’ composer Kris Bowers, exploring AI in music

Winning a Grammy is thought to be the ultimate validation for a musician. And Charles Yang has already attained that by winning the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category at the prestigious awards in 2023. But the Chinese American violinist is not just a talented instrumentalist. He also has a soulful voice which has won the hearts of many, including Wonder Woman (2017) actress Robin Wright who, after attending his concert years ago, invited Yang and his band Time for Three to compose the music score for Land, her 2021 adventure film.

This month, Yang is coming to perform in our city for the first time with the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, where he will play both classical pieces and pop songs, including The Animals’ House of The Rising Sun (1964) and The Beatles’ Blackbird (1968).

Ahead of the concert, Tatler caught up with him to find out what inspired him to be a classical and pop violinist and singer, his thoughts on AI and more.