James Stroud

Classical Guitar Competition

2025

presented by the

Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival®

hosted at the

Cleveland Institute of Music

Hao Yang (China) Hao Yang is a concert classical guitarist and Astral Artist from China. She actively engages in solo and chamber music performances. Yang has appeared as a soloist with the Chusachsische Philharmonie in Germany. She was guest soloist at the Cleveland, Panama, and Beijing International Guitar Festivals and has performed concerts in major venues such as the Carnegie Hall, Kimmel Center, New York Subculture, Kimmel Center, Miller Theatre at Columbia University, and Princeton Sound Kitchen.    

As a chamber music enthusiast, Yang made her Carnegie Hall debut premiering guitar duo ‘Talking Guitars’ by renowned composer Paul Lansky with JIJI. She performed on the PCMS series as guest collaborator and was a guest artist at the Concordia Chamber Festival. As a recording artist, Ms. Yang has worked with Grammy award winning label Bridge Records Inc. on multiple new chamber works by Paul Lansky and Poul Rouders.

In 2021, Yang won the Astral Artists’ National Audition and her other competitive prizes include the top prizes at the Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel 2024, 54th Markneukirchen International Instrumental competition in Germany, second prize at the GFA International Concert Artist Competition, first prizes at GFA International Youth Competition, CSU International Guitar Competition, and Andres Segovia 7th International Guitar Competition. She was a recipient of the Clifton Foundation’s Emerging Artists Award. Yang holds a BM from the Curtis Institute of Music, MM from Lamont School of Music, and is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at the Yale School of Music.

Artist's website: haoyangguitar.com/