Adelya Nartadjieva, violin
Uzbek-American violinist Adelya Nartadjieva is quickly gaining attention as "...outstanding enough to grace the stages of the world's great orchestras." (The Straits Times) Recent appearances include chamber music performances at Carnegie Hall, Seoul Arts Center and ElbPhilharmonie.
Adelya is the winner of several international competitions in Greece, Singapore, United States, Russia, and Uzbekistan. Her recent awards include first prize at the Woolsey concerto competition at Yale, Gershwin International Competition, an education grant from the Rachel Barton Pine Foundation, and the Broadus Erle prize from the Yale School of Music. Her tone was praised by the Straits Time as "exhibiting a full and gorgeous tone, [Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto's] numerous technical hurdles were overcome with an ease and aplomb that came as naturally as breathing."
A native of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Adelya Nartadjieva started playing the violin at the age of six. She performed her first solo concert with the Chamber Orchestra of Uzbekistan, just nine months after she started playing. Since her first performance, Adelya has performed extensively throughout Asia, Europe, Russia, and across the United States. She has worked both publicly and privately with many internationally acclaimed artists and distinguished teachers such as Vadim Repin, Gil Shaham, Renaud Capucon, Gilbert Kalish, David Takeno, Ani and Ida Kavafian, and Shmuel Ashkenasi.
In addition to performing, Adelya is also committed to arts advocacy and education. She served as a teaching artist for Carnegie Hall at New York City schools through her extensive educational outreach working with Ensemble Connect. With a fellow colleague from Ensemble Connect, Adelya co-founded Chime for Children, an organization that aims to bring joy and inspiration through interactive performances to children with limited exposure and access to music.
Adelya's passion for chamber music has led to festival appearances with Music@Menlo, Yellow Barn, Bravo! Vail, Olympic Music Festival, Heifetz International Music Institute, Scrag Mountain, Four Seasons, Summer University in Lausanne, and Moscow Meets Friends. Performance highlights include collaborations with Wu Han, Arnaud Sussman, Anthony Marwood, Timothy Eddy, Hsin-Yun Huang, the Emerson and the Juilliard String Quartet members.
Adelya tours regularly in the United States with the Frisson Ensemble, presenting engaging concerts for mixed instrumentation ensemble. She is currently a member of the internationally acclaimed ensemble Sejong Soloists, and a frequent guest with the multiple award-winning Orpheus Chamber orchestra.
Adelya graduated from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore where she studied with Prof. Qian Zhou, the Yale School of Music with Prof. Hyo Kang and Manhattan School with Glenn Dicterow and Lisa Kim.