Cathy Yang (杨悦) has performed twice for President Joe Biden and garnered significant attention in 2022 for her collaboration with renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the National Symphony Orchestra in the premiere of the new work "Journey." This has established her as a leading figure among the new generation of Chinese musicians in the U.S. In 2024, Cathy Yang and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra brought Mr. Tan Dun's Oscar-winning "Best Original Score" from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" – featuring erhu and symphony – to the stage in Washington, D.C., creating an extraordinary sensation.