At age ten, she began studying with Professor Lin Yaoji at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, and already was receiving media attention for the quality of her playing.

After she performed at the 1999 Beijing Music Festival, violinist Isaac Stern invited her to play with him in the United States.

Also in 2003, Yang was awarded a special two-year scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to study chamber music in Germany.

She gave recitals in Switzerland and France and carried out an extensive tour of Germany with Klassische Philharmonie Bonn.

In 2004, she began recording for Naxos, starting a series of the complete works of Pablo de Sarasate, which will eventually cover 8 CDs.