| Ida Kavafian enjoys an international reputation as one of the most versatile musicians performing today. With a repertoire as diverse as her talents, Ms. Kavafian has electrified stages as a recitalist as well as a soloist with major orchestras across the globe. For 25 years, Ms. Kavafian has been the artistic director of the highly successful festival, Music from Angel Fire, in New Mexico. A graduate of Juilliard studying with Oscar Shumsky, she made her NY debut under Young Concert Artists. She recently formed a new ensemble, Trio Valtorna, with pianist Gilles Vonsattel and hornist David Jolley. Her hobby is raising prize winning purebred Vizsla dogs. |
| Posted: Jul-27-2011 |
“Mr. Laredo, the violinist Susie Park and the violist Ida Kavafian played the opening Cavatina with such sweetness that the scruffy earthiness with which they tore into the following Capriccio came as a surprise.” — New York Times
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| Posted: May-12-2013 |
 "Michael Daugherty is a wonderful composer, and these three pieces make splendid listening. Fire and Blood is a violin concerto, and a damn fine one. Violin concertos are exceptionally difficult to write, especially in balancing the soloist against a large modern orchestra. Daugherty handles the challenge with aplomb. In the first movement, for example, he keeps the accompaniment light but colorful. Sounds that come across as hackneyed in the hands of other composers, such as harp glissandos or little glockenspiel accents, here sound freshly imagined, while the solo writing offers much that is genuinely lyrical and beautiful. Ida Kavafian puts plenty of heart into her playing, really digging into the tunes while making light of the technical difficulties." -ClassicsToday.com |
| Posted: Aug-1-2009 |