International prize-winning artists, guitarist Tengyue (TY) Zhang and violinist Strauss Shi, are quickly establishing themselves as an acclaimed rising violin-guitar duo after their celebrated 2022 seasonal debut at the Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts in San Francisco at the invitation of Director Richard Patterson. The rising duo is praised for their charming and dazzling on-stage chemistry through their own captivating arrangements of well-known music, as well as works that have never been heard before by a violin-guitar duo. Ever since their humble beginnings of meeting as Juilliard roommates traveling for outreach, the friendship duo is pushing boundaries and redefining the 21st century violin-guitar art form, while continuing to win the hearts of their audiences through their heartfelt sincerity, charm, and virtuosity.
Enjoy the duo’s Austin Chamber Music Festival performance!