Strauss Shi

Chinese-American violinist Strauss Shi is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most exciting multi-instrumental artists today representing music of the East and West. Praised by conductor Carl St.Clair as "a deeply probing musician playing with passionate commitment and virtuosity" and acclaimed a "rising star" by the late Maestro Michael Morgan, Strauss made his solo debut with the Utah Symphony under the baton of Vladimir Kulenovic at the age of seventeen, and since then has garnered top prizes and acclaims in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Born into a musical family in China and raised in San Francisco, he graduated from The Juilliard School and USC Thornton School of Music under Catherine Cho, Midori, and Pamela Frank. With deep musical roots in his Chinese traditional music on the erhu/gaohu and as a classically-trained violinist, Strauss is paving his way as a young ambassador and multi-instrumental artist combining both genres on international stages and festivals.