Calvin Yang

Calvin Yang
Principal Viola

Born in Taiwan, Calvin started violin in his childhood and switched to viola upon the acceptance of the music program in elementary school. Moving to Vancouver, B.C. in 2004, Calvin continued his study with Isabelle Roland, as well as participated in chamber and orchestral programs at the Vancouver Academy of Music. After studying with Joanna Hood of the Lafayette String Quartet and earning the Bachelor of Music from University of Victoria in 2016, he has since graduated from McGill University with a Graduate Diploma and Master of Music in Performance under the tutelage of André J. Roy in 2019. Calvin has participated in masterclasses at Sion Academy Tibor Varga Music Festival in Switzerland and Mozarteum International Summer Academy in Austria, as well as chamber and orchestral programs such as National Youth Orchestra Canada, Vancouver Symphony Orchestral Institute, Quartet Fest West by Lafayette String Quartet in Victoria, Chamber Music Institute by Andrew Dawes in Vancouver, and many others. Upon the completion of his musical studies, Calvin now resides in Vancouver and performs regularly with the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra in Nanaimo, Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, and many other local performing events. Aside from teaching privately, Calvin has been working as an assistant for the Junior Strings of the Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra.