DARVAROVA, ELMIRA

A concert violinist since the age of four, Elmira Darvarova performs worldwide to great acclaim, having won prizes in several international competitions, including the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. She studied with music legends Henryk Szeryng and Josef Gingold. Herbert von Karajan chose her for one of his film projects. In 1989 she became the first ever woman-concertmaster in the history of the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She has also led, as concertmaster, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Columbus Symphony and the Grant Park Symphony in Chicago. She has appeared in recitals and as soloist on four continents, and has performed concertos with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra and numerous other European orchestras. In the United States she has made solo appearances with the Rochester Philharmonic, Columbus Symphony, Grant Park Symphony, Westchester Philharmonic and Evansville Philharmonic. She has given recitals and master-classes at many festivals worldwide, and is artistic director of the New York Chamber Music Festival.

ALFANO, F.: Cello Sonata / Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano (Magill, Dunn, Darvarova)	8.570928