Julia Schifrin was born in Moscow, Russia where she began her violin
studies at the age of six. In addition to performing with the Larry King
Orchestra, she has toured internationally with the Russian American
Orchestra, Marat World Entertainment and is a member of the Maxwell
Street Klezmer Band.
A dynamic violinist whose passion for live performance is evident in her
engaging style-whether performing classical, jazz or contemporary pop,
Ms. Schifrin shines as a soloist and particularly enjoys Klezmer music and
Eastern European idioms Ms. Schifrin has performed on the Oprah
Winfrey Show, and with Chicago's acclaimed Lyric Opera, Concertante Di
Chicago, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago under conductors Pierre
Boulez, Daniel Barenboim, and Christoph Eschenbach.
Ms. Schifrin studied with Yuriy Beliavsky and Professor Mark Zinger at
DePaul University, where she received her Bachelors Degree in Violin
Performance.