'Cancelling wasn't an option': violinist Tianwa Yang on the pressure of being a child prodigy in China

Virtuoso violinist Tianwa Yang tells Kate Whitehead about her serendipitous start in music, the intense demands of her Beijing teachers, and learning to enjoy life while studying in Germany, her home now.

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