TY Zhang was born in Hebei, near Beijing, China. TY’s talent was apparent even at eight years old when two influential German guitar masters - The Amadeus Duo - called him the “Little John Williams.” A major highlight of TY Zhang’s international career was winning the Grand Prize at the 2017 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition, known as the most prestigious guitar contest in the world. As a performing artist, TY has given concert tours and masterclasses throughout the world, including more than 50 cities in the United States. He has been featured on multiple international radio programs and television shows, including Russia’s NIKA-TV and GUBERNIYA-TV, and New York’s WQXR’s Greene Space and New York Guitar Festival’s Tribute to Julian Bream performance series.
“…He gave an astonishing performance and distinguished himself immediately as a guitarist to reckon with for the outstanding quality of his performance and his level of musicianship. Tengyue is without a question one of the finest guitarists in the world today. He is a consummate artist. He plays with a wonderful mixture of sounds, projects extremely well and has a fine sense of style.”
- René Izquierdo
“His [Zhang] playing is always tasteful and deeply expressive without any exaggeration. He takes his place as one of the finest of this emerging generation of magnificent artists.”
- American Record Guide