Anna Elashvili, violin

Anna Elashvili, violin, hailed as "riveting" by the New York Times and “maintaining ferocious accuracy into the upper register” by the New Yorker has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician and concertmaster around the world. She has collaborated with renowned artists such as Maxim Vengerov, Lynn Harrell, Daniel Hope and Dawn Upshaw.

Anna is currently a violinist in Decoda, an Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, with whom she has toured extensively. She is also a violinist with the Musicians of Lenox Hill and the former first violinist of the Bryant Park Quartet. She has performed with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, East Coast Chamber Orchestra, NOVUS NY and many others. Her international travels include concerts in England, Mexico, Germany, Canada, Israel, Iceland and Abu Dhabi. Ms. Elashvili is currently on faculty at the Special Music School and has taught at Yellow Barn’s Young Artist Program and been a guest artist at many universities around the country.

Ms. Elashvili has written arrangements for several ensembles which have been performed around the country and in Europe. Anna commissioned and premiered works by many prominent composers including Valerie Coleman, Brad Balliett, Du Yun, Jane Antonia Cornish, Christopher Theofanidis, and Nico Muhly. She also enjoys collaborating with dance companies and has worked with Lar Lubovitch, Mark Morris and Wendy Whelan.

Anna received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School and completed a fellowship at Carnegie’s program “Ensemble Connect”. She has attended summer festivals including Yellow Barn, Perlman Music Program, Tanglewood and the Verbier Music Festival, where she served as concertmaster for several European tours.

Ms. Elashvili performs on a Sam Zygmuntowicz violin on a generous extended loan. She lives in the Bronx with her husband and son.