Lingyuan Yang is a composer and performer. His output spans contemporary music to avant-garde jazz, free improvisation to electronic music. He holds a BFA from The New School, where he was mentored by the likes of Eric Wubbels, Christopher Otto, Ingrid Laubrock, Anna Webber, Matt Mitchell, and Peter Evans, some of the most important figures in experimental music. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in composition at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague.
Among Yang's principal creative interests is the topic of tuning systems. Quarter-tone guitar is a key part of his creative arsenal as a performer and his string quartet compositions The Heart of Ge'Nyen and Interference, (both performed by JACK Quartet) derive their harmonic richness from Just Intonation. In April 2025, his piece Yin-Yang for wind and string quartet was premiered by the Mannes American Composers Ensemble (MACE). On his latest project Cursed Month, Yang leads a pugnacious trio where his rapid fretwork is bolstered by the intensity of pianist Shinya Lin and drummer Asher Herzog. The trio has performed at various venues across New York and China.
