Chang was recognized as a child prodigy early on and when she was 8, was given the opportunity to audition for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Both gave her immediate engagements.
At 9, she was possibly the youngest violinist ever to record. Her teacher in an interview claimed that no one had ever seen "anything like her".
She has collaborated with most major orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Symphony, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, the principal London orchestras... Among the conductors with whom she has worked are Daniel Barenboim, Sir Colin Davis...
Notable recital engagements have included her Carnegie Hall debut and performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Orchestra Hall in Chicago, the Philharmonie in Berlin...
As a chamber musician, Ms. Chang has collaborated with such artists as Pinchas Zukerman, Wolfgang Sawallisch, the late Isaac Stern...
Ms. Chang has also appeared on numerous television and radio programs throughout Europe, North America and the Far East.