Grammy-nominated, winner of the Gold Medal at the 2017 & 2018 Global Music Awards, a concert violinist since the age of 4, a student of Henryk Szeryng and Josef Gingold, a mentee of Ja2nos Starker, and a former Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York (the first ever and only female concertmaster in the MET’s entire history), Elmira Darvarova is “[a] marvelous violinist in the tradition of Heifetz” (American Record Guide) praised for her “[h]airpin clarity. … The Latin American rhythms and melodic inflections bathe Darvarova’s infinitesimally detailed playing in sunshine” (The Strad). Critics have praised her as “Charismatic!” (Gramophone) and for her “Ultra-impassioned, vividly detailed performances” (Gramophone) , “Intoxicating tonal beauty, beguilingly sensuous phrasing” (The Strad), “Silky-smooth voluptuous sound” (The Strad), “Mesmerizing… Razor-edge accuracy” (Fanfare) and “Flawless technique and musicality… warm, beautiful tone. A night to remember.” (Chicago Tribune) “Sweet, flexible tone…admirably speedy but clearly articulated…fluid, finely balanced and sharply accented performance.” (The New York Times)