Ela Kodžas

Fueled by a dedication to community building through music, Serbian-American violinist Ela Kodžas enjoys a dynamic career as a soloist and collaborator across the United States. Recent features include performances with the Carmel Bach Festival Baroque and Classical Academy, American Bach Soloists, Clarion Music Society, Theotokos, Smithsonian Haydn Academy, and Midtown Concerts at the Gotham Early Music Scene. She currently studies at the Juilliard School, where she has acted as a concertmaster and soloist with the school’s renowned period orchestra, Juilliard 415. This past fall, she performed J.S. Bach's A minor Violin Concerto in Alice Tully Hall with J415. A native of Rochester, NY, Ela holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and UCLA.

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