Vincent performs on Show 414.

Vincent’s appearance on From the Top is sponsored by Nancy and Richard Lubin.

Vincent Garcia-Hettinger (cello), 16, hails from San Antonio, Texas, and attends Brandeis High School. He is a student of Ken Freudigman, Principal Cellist of the San Antonio Symphony. As the winner of the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio Concerto Competition, Vincent made his solo debut with the San Antonio Symphony in May 2019, performing the Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto. He has also been a featured soloist with the San Antonio Sinfonietta, performing the Boccherini Cello Concerto in B flat major. In the fall of 2020, Vincent was selected as the winner of the Ann Arbor Symphony Young Artist Competition, and has twice been named a Junior Division Semi-Finalist for the Sphinx Competition. Vincent was awarded a scholarship to attend the 2019 Sphinx Performance Academy at Juilliard, and in addition, was awarded a 2019 Sphinx MPower Artist Grant. He was also one of only 12 recipients of the 2020 Texas Commission on the Arts Young Masters Award. An avid chamber musician as well as a soloist, Vincent has performed with his piano trio and in string quartet for recitals, masterclasses, and pre-concert lectures. He enjoys volunteering with organizations such as Hearts Need Art, a non-profit group that works to provide art and music to adult cancer patients. Vincent plans to pursue a career in music and hopes to be a mentor for young musicians. Outside of music, Vincent is an avid runner and just completed his second half marathon.

Charles Yang appeared as a Co-Host on Show 364 in Beaver Creek, CO, Show 391 in November 2020, Show 414 in May 2022, Show 424 in January 2023.

He appeared as guest artist on Show 346 in Boston, MA on October 1, 2017 as a member of Time for Three and Show 303, recorded in Interlochen, MI, on March 13, 2015.

He was a featured performer on Show 74, recorded in Austin, TX, on October 19, 2002; Show 160, recorded in Boston on May 23, 2007; Show 230, recorded in Monterey, CA, on April 7, 2011; and Show 286, recorded in Cincinnati, OH, on April 2, 2014.

Charles Yang, recipient of the 2018 Leonard Bernstein Award has been described by the Boston Globe as one who “plays classical violin with the charisma of a rock star.” A graduate from the Juilliard School, Mr. Yang began his violin studies with his mother in Austin, Texas, and has since studied with world-renowned pedagogues Kurt Sassmanshaus, Paul Kantor, Brian Lewis and Glenn Dicterow. He first appeared on From the Top as a 14 year-old and has been featured on radio, PBS’ “From the Top at Carnegie Hall” and numerous other From the Top projects ever since.   He has performed as a soloist with orchestras and in recitals in the United States, Europe, Brazil, Russia, China, and Taiwan, and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. On June 9th of 2005, the Mayor of Austin presented Mr. Yang with his own “Charles Yang Day.” He joined the genre-defying trio, Time for Three in 2016. Visit his website at charlesyangmusic.com.