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Introduction

Rafailia Kapsokavadi was born in 1998 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She started learning to play the violin at the age of 6, under the tutelage of the concertmaster of Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra and graduate from the Royal Academy of Music in London, Omiros Yiavroumis. She participated in numerous masterclasses in Europe and Russia, where she was improving her skills and has attended summer workshops. Rafailia received the Greek National Diploma-Certificate in violin performance in Thessaloniki at the age of 16 and she has diplomas in music theory and music history from music schools in Thessaloniki.

A native of Thessaloniki, Greece, Rafailia graduated in 2020 with a degree in Violin Performance from The Hayes School of Music in North Carolina on a scholarship and onwards, she obtained her Master’s Degree from Mannes School of Music and the Juilliard School. With this study, Rafailia obtained a thorough technical understanding of classical, electronic, and modern music.

Rafailia exemplifies the ideal freelance musician in today’s world. As a highly sought-after violinist she has performed on stages internationally with numerous top-tier artists and groups and she has performed at off-Broadway shows in New York.

Rafailia has also attended the famous festival in Northern Europe, Alion Baltic International Music Festival in Estonia the summer of 2018 being awarded the Audience Prize Award in the competition that took place. Rafailia has studied with scholarship and excellence under the tutelage of the internationally acclaimed violinists Albert Markov, Sergei Stadler, Stanislav Pronin, Anastasia Kozlova, Ivry Gitlis and Alissa Margulis and couple more Russian-American teachers. Rafailia has toured Northern Europe with solo concerts in Stockholm, Finland, Riga and Estonia in June-August 2018.

Rafailia performs regularly at Carnegie Hall, New York University, New York City Center  Blue Note, DROM, Chelsea Stage, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Columbia University, David Geffen Hall, Symphony Space, City Center of New York and Philadelphia Art Museum. Her corporate clients have included Google, Louis Vuitton, IBM, Lukoil, Maserati, Hermes, Baccarat, among others.