ArcoStrum—comprised of international prizewinning artists guitarist Tengyue (TY) Zhang and violinist Strauss Shi—has captured the hearts of audiences through its unique violin-guitar instrumentation and the musicians’ charisma, virtuosity, and dazzling on-stage chemistry. They have each won multiple international awards, with TY capturing the Grand Prize at the Guitar Foundation of American International Concert Artist Competition (GFA-ICAC), and Strauss securing First Prizes at the USC Thornton Concerto Competition, Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition, and United States International Music Competition. The Duo is a laureate of the 2023 Concert Artists Guild Competition and a recipient of the Audience Prize.