Alexandrina Boyanova

Alexandrina Boyanova is a multi-faceted violinist, violist, performer, teacher, and scholar. A passionate advocate for new music, her practice encompasses music of all eras, from the Renaissance to the present time. For the past several years, Alexandrina has been collaborating with Grammy and Oscar-winning composer Tan Dun, performing as a featured soloist in the international premieres of the composer’s Water Passion in cities such as Brussels, Shanghai, Athens, Philadelphia, and New York. Alexandrina’s most recent project focuses on the extant violin works of Vasco Abadjiev; she performed the composer’s violin works at the 50th Sofia Music Weeks Festival, and recorded for a CD produced and released by the Bulgarian National Radio. Alexandrina has given solo recitals at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Lincoln Center, and at the most prestigious music festivals in Italy and Bulgaria, exploring the vast repertoire for solo violin in different contexts. She is also co-founder of TRAKT, a duo with cellist Issei Herr that is dedicated to performing innovative concert programs in New York City. Alexandrina was the violinist in the recently acclaimed production of Fiddler on the Roof at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, which subsequently played on Off-Broadway. Since her first appearance with the Orfei Chamber Orchestra at age 10, Alexandrina has been featured as a violin soloist with the Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra, Saint Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra Klassika, Lima Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra della Toscana, among others. Alexandrina recently completed her Doctorate in Musical Arts at The Juilliard School; she also holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, and has been mentored by Salvatore Accardo in Italy. In her family lineage, Alexandrina is a third generation violinist and a fourth generation teacher.