MIHAELA MARTIN

Romanian born Mihaela Martin has achieved the reputation of being one of the most outstanding violin virtuosos of her generation. Ms. Martin has won numerous international competitions, beginning with the Second Prize at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow when she was 19 and followed by top prizes in Montreal, Sion, Brussels. Her First Prize win at the First International Violin Competition in Indianapolis led to a steady international career. Her debut in Carnegie Hall, New York City, was described by the New York Times as "one of the most exciting debut concerts of the year". She has performed for Radio and TV and recorded on CDs.

Together with Nobuko lmai, Stephan Picard and Frans Helmerson, M. Martin has recently formed the Michelangelo String Quartet.

Mihaela Martin also holds a professorship at the Musikhochschule K?ln, Germany. Her violin is a J. B. Guadagnini from 1748.