Violinist Bella Hristova’s prizes include an Avery Fisher Career Grant and First Prize in the Young Concert Artists International Auditions and Michael Hill International Violin Competition. She has soloed with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the Kansas City and Milwaukee Symphonies, has performed in recital at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, and appears regularly with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. A native of Bulgaria, Hristova came to the United States to study at the Curtis Institute of Music with Ida Kavafian and Indiana University with Jaime Laredo. She plays a 1655 Nicolò Amati violin.