Ava Bahari

Described by The Strad as ​“a notable emerging talent”, Ava Bahari is a highly accomplished Swedish violinist with a refreshing appetite for unique repertoire. Currently Artist in Residence with Gothenburg Symphony and selected as an ECHO Rising Star for 2026/27, she has received numerous awards, including top prizes at the Premio Paganini Competition in Genova (2021), Concours International Tibor Varga in Sion (2021) and Aurora Music Competition in Stockholm (2019). In 2025/26, Bahari continues her two-season residency with the Gothenburg Symphony: she performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with Joshua Weilerstein, reunites with Jaime Martín for concerts featuring Hindemith’s Violin Concerto, and joins forces with Andreas Brantelid for Brahms’ Concerto for Violin and Cello – also reuniting with conductor Pekka Kuusisto. Elsewhere in 25/26, she makes debut appearances with Orchestre de Paris, Hamburger Symphoniker, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra, among others, and returns to Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra for their season-closing concerts as well as to Swedish Chamber Orchestra to give the world premiere of Annamaria Kowalsky’s Violin Concerto – commissioned specifically for Bahari and which she goes on to perform later in the season with Västerås Sinfonietta.