Ida Kavafian
- January 4, 2024
- Violinist
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Ida Kavafian Biography
| Name | Ida Kavafian |
| Birthday | Oct 29 |
| Birth Year | 1952 |
| Place Of Birth | Istanbul |
| Birth Country | Turkey |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Siblings | Ani Kavafian |
Ida Kavafian is one of the most popular and richest Violinist who was born on October 29, 1952 in Istanbul, Turkey. The founder and director of Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival and the Music from Angel Fire who is also well-known for her numerous collaborations and to her teaching.
She performed together with She toured with Chick Corea in 1983 and in 1984. in 1983 , and later in 1984.
Kavafian was born in Turkey to Armenian parents. She moved with her family to America in 1956, and began studying violin in Detroit at age six. Her teachers included Ara Zerounian, Mischa Mischakoff, Oscar Shumsky, and Ivan Galamian, the last two of which she studied under while attending the Juilliard School from 1969 to 1975. Her first major exposure came when she won the Vianna da Motta International Violin Competition in Lisbon in 1973. She won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1978 which led to her New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall. That same year she became a member of the Tashi ensemble with Peter Serkin, who also accompanied her for her New York solo debut.
She began performing with her sister, Ani Kavafian, in 1983, when the pair played together at Carnegie Hall. In 1983-84 she toured with Chick Corea. A member of the Chamber Music Society from 1989–93 and 1996–2002, she played with the Beaux Arts Trio from 1992–98 and sporadically thereafter. She founded her own group, Opus One, in 1998, with Steven Tenenbom, Anne-Marie McDermott and Peter Wiley. She teaches at the Curtis Institute of Music, the Juilliard School and the Bard College Conservatory of Music. She plays a J. B. Guadagnini violin made in Milan in 1751, and a Moes and Moes viola, made in 1987.
Her parents were Armenian parents living in Istanbul however, her family and she moved to Michigan in 1956.
Ida Kavafian Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Violinist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ida Kavafian is one of the richest Violinist from Turkey. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ida Kavafian 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She was a student in the Juilliard School from 1969 to 1975. She was first noticed after she was awarded the Vianna da Motta International Violin Competition in 1973.
Her teaching experience includes The Curtis Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, and the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Ida Kavafian (Armenian: Իդա Քավաֆյան ) (born October 29, 1952 in Istanbul) is an American classical violinist and violist.
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Ida Ranked on the list of most popular Violinist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Turkey. Ida Kavafian celebrates birthday on October 29 of every year.