Continuum cofounder Diane Yang is a multifaceted violinist who lives for chamber music. Praised for her “lusty” sound by the Texas Classical Review, Diane made her international recital debut at age 9, first soloed with an orchestra as a competition winner at age 12, and has since performed across the States, the UK, Canada, and China. She has shared the stage with musicians such as Laufey, Yo-Yo Ma, Yuja Wang, Chris Thile, Rufus Wainwright, the Dover Quartet, and many others. 2025-2026 engagements include multiple performances at Carnegie Hall, DROM NYC, “The Between” Exhibition by Taylor Byers (NYC), and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Recently, she has recorded works by Kaija Saariaho with the Glass Clouds Ensemble (NYC), performed a full run of Beauty and the Beast at Northern Stage theatre (Vermont), and premiered multiple new works in New York City, Chicago, and Washington, DC.

Diane believes everyone is an artist at heart. She has taught privately for over 15 years as well as in Baltimore, Chicago, and New York City public schools. Diane completed a Fellowship at the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and served as a representative on the Audience Development Committee of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She is a graduate of the Pre-Conservatory Violin Program at the Peabody Institute and holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Northwestern University.