“In March 2024, the Asheville Symphony Orchestra presents its first-ever Artist Residency, celebrating the impact and legacy of the violin. For the inaugural year of this exciting new project, the Asheville Symphony is thrilled to welcome world-renowned violinists Noah Bendix-Balgley and Shanshan Yao”

~ symphony.org

DUO

Shanshan’s Duo performances with her husband Noah Bendix-Balgley include double concertos and two-violin recitals. Together they curated a week-long celebration of the violin with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, which included solo performances and educational activities in the community. 

As a violist, she and Noah premiered Zhou Tian’s Double Concerto with the Hangzhou Philharmonic in 2024 and have performed Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante in the Berlin Philharmonie.