Kodžas, Ela

Ela kodŽas

Fueled by a dedication to community building through music, Serbian-American violinist Ela Kodžas enjoys a dynamic career that spans the United States, Europe and Asia. Specializing in historical performance, she has won prizes at the Juilliard Historical Performance Concerto Competition, the Premio Bonporti (Italy), and the Mica Comberti Prize (UK). Kodžas has performed under renowned directors including Rachel Podger, Masaaki Suzuki, John Butt, William Christie, and Jakob Lehmann, and was featured as a soloist with Juilliard415 in Alice Tully Hall and on tour throughout China. Recent engagements include performances with Les Musiciens du Louvre, Vox Luminis, Insula Orchestra, and American Bach Soloists. As a founding member of the period ensemble Quartet Novalis, she has appeared at the Arizona, Utrecht and Boston Early Music Festivals. A native of Rochester, NY, Kodžas holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music, UCLA, The Juilliard School, and the Royal Academy of Music (London), where she was a recipient of the Christopher Hogwood Award.