As the academic leader of percussion music in the SHCM, Yang has worked hard in academic development, faculty and talent team building and textbook compiling. Thanks to his strict and scientific education, his students have won more than 50 international prizes and over 40 domestic prizes, filling all the blanks for Chinese mainland percussion students in international competitions.
As a performer, he has cooperated with many renowned musicians and music troupes to perform a wide range of music works and has attended many international art festivals in China, the United States, Italy, Germany, France and Austria. He also has joined the recording and production of the movies and recordings “The Banquet” and “Home”, published two albums in which he cooperated with Shanghai Percussion Orchestra. He is regarded as an exceptional world-class percussion performer.
