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Award-winning Multi-Genre Violinist- Based in New York

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Rafailia Kapsokavadi was born in 1998 in Thessaloniki, Greece. She started learning to play the violin at the age of 6, under the tutelage of the concertmaster of Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra and graduate from the Royal Academy of Music in London, Omiros Yiavroumis. She participated in numerous masterclasses in Europe and Russia, where she was improving her skills and has attended summer workshops. Rafailia received the Greek National Diploma-Certificate in violin performance in Thessaloniki at the age of 16 and she has diplomas in music theory and music history from music schools in Thessaloniki. A native of Thessaloniki, Greece, Rafailia graduated in 2020 with a degree in Violin Performance from The Hayes School of Music in North Carolina on a scholarship and onwards, she obtained her Master's Degree from Mannes School of Music and the Juilliard School. With this study, Rafailia obtained a thorough technical understanding of classical, electronic, and modern music. Rafailia exemplifies the ideal freelance musician in today's world. As a highly sought-after violinist she has performed on stages internationally with numerous top-tier artists and groups and she has performed at off-Broadway shows in New York. Rafailia has also attended the famous festival in Northern Europe, Alion Baltic International Music Festival in Estonia the summer of 2018 being awarded the Audience Prize Award in the competition that took place. Rafailia has studied with scholarship and excellence under the tutelage of the internationally acclaimed violinists Albert Markov, Sergei Stadler, Stanislav Pronin, Anastasia Kozlova, Ivry Gitlis and Alissa Margulis and couple more Russian-American teachers. Rafailia has toured Northern Europe with solo concerts in Stockholm, Finland, Riga and Estonia in June-August 2018. Rafailia performs regularly at Carnegie Hall, New York University, New York City Center Blue Note, DROM, Chelsea Stage, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Columbia University, David Geffen Hall, Symphony Space, City Center of New York and Philadelphia Art Museum.

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Rafailia was truly one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. From the very beginning, she was professional, responsive, and so open to bringing our vision to life. I had a very specific and diverse set of songs in mind—from Ave Maria to Bollywood pieces like Kesariya and even instrumental favorites—and she executed every single one flawlessly. What stood out most was not just her technical skill, but the emotion she brought to each piece. Walking down the aisle to her playing of Ave Maria was one of the most beautiful, unforgettable moments of my life. She created such an elegant, romantic atmosphere that our guests are still talking about. If you’re looking for someone who can seamlessly blend different styles and make your event feel magical, she is the one. I would choose her again in a heartbeat.

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Rafailia's Song list

Bach

Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041

Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001

Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006

"Erbarme dich mein gott" from Matthäuspassion, BWV 244

Sonata in c minor for Violin and Piano, BWV 1017

Barber

Concerto for violin and orchestra

Beethoven

Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G Major, Op. 40

Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F Major, Op. 50

Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61

Violin Sonata No.4, Op.23

Violin Sonata No.5, Op.24

Violin Sonata No.9, Op.47

String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1

Bloch

Nigun (Improvisation) No. 2 From 'Baal Shem' suite

Brahms

Violin Sonata No.1 in G major, Op.78

Violin Sonata No.2 in A major, Op.100

Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108

F.A.E. Sonata for Violin and Piano – Scherzo

Bruch

Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26

Chausson

Poème for violin and orchestra, Op. 25

Corigliano

Sonata for violin and piano

Debussy

String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10

Clair de Lune (arr. Kreisler)

Dvorak

'Terzetto' in C major, op. 74, B148 (2 Violins/Viola)

Elgar

Salut d'amour, Op.12

Ernst

Fantasie Brillante sur la Marche et la Romance d’Otello de Rossini, Op.11

Franck

Sonata in A-major for violin and piano

Grieg

Violin Sonata No.2, Op.13

Handel

Violin Sonata in F major, HWV 370

Haydn

String Quartet in E-flat major, No. 65, Op. 76 #6

Kreisler

Liebesfreud

Liebesleid

Schön Rosmarin

Praeludium & Allegro (in the style of Pugnani)

Liszt

Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 for violin and piano

Lutoslawski

Partita for violin and piano (violin and orchestra)

Mendelssohn

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64

Mozart

Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216

Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219

Violin Sonata in A major, K.526

Violin Sonata in B flat major, K.378

Kegelstatt Trio for Violin, Viola, and Piano, K. 498

Nováček

Perpetuum mobile

Paganini

Caprices, Op.1

Cantabile, Op.17

Piazzolla

Libertango

Oblivion

Histoire du tango for violin and guitar

Poulenc

Violin Sonata, FP 119

Prokofiev

Violin Concerto in No.1 in D major, Op.19

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op 80 *

Violin Sonata No.2, Op.94bis

Sonata for two violins in C-major, Op.56

String quartet No.1 in B minor, Op.50

Rachmaninoff

Trio élégiaque No.1 in G minor

Vocalise Op.34, No.14

Morceaux de salon, Op.6

Rhapsody on Theme Paganini, op. 43, 18th variation (arr. Kreisler)

Ravel

Violin Sonata in G major

Reich

Music for 18 musicians

Respighi

Violin Sonata in B minor

Rimsky-Korsakov

The Golden Cockerel Fantasy (arr. E. Zimbalist)

Roustom

Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Cello "Buhur"

Saint-Saëns

Violin Concerto No.3 in b minor, Op.61

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in a minor, Op.28 *

Sarasate

Introduction and Tarantella, Op.43

Zapateado, Op.23 No.2

Shostakovich

4 Preludes from Op.34

String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49

Romance from the Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a

Schubert

Ave Maria, D.839

Sibelius

Violin concerto in D minor, Op.47

Tchaikovsky

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Méditation in d-minor, Op.42 No. 1 from Souvenir d'un lieu cher

Scherzo in c-minor, Op.42 No. 2 from Souvenir d'un lieu cher

Mélodie in E-flat Major Op. 42 No.3 from Souvenir d'un lieu cher

Valse Sentimentale

Vieuxtemps

Ballade et Polonaise, Op.38

Rondino op.32 No. 2

Vivaldi

Violin Concerto in A minor, RV 356 Op 3 No 6

Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269 'La primavera' ("Spring")

Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 315 'l'estate' ("Summer")

Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293 'l'autunno' ("Autumn")

Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297 'l'inverno' ("Winter")

Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor, RV 522

Wieniawski

Violin Concerto No.2 in d minor

Caprice No.7 op. 10 "La Cadenza”

Walton

Sonata for violin & piano in A minor*

Waxman

Carmen Fantasie

Ysaye

Sonata no.2 for Solo Violin

Sonata for two violins in A minor

* work in progress

VIOLIN & PIANO SONATAS:

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 3 in Eb Major, Op. 12

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Major Op. 47

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96

Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major

Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major

Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor

Brahms Scherzo, from “F-A-E” Sonatensatz

Faure Sonata No 1. in A Major

Franck Sonata in A Major

Grieg Violin Sonata in C minor

Poulenc Violin Sonata

Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor

Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major

Ravel Violin Sonata in G major

Respighi Violin Sonata in. B Minor

Schubert Fantasie in C Major

Schubert Sonatina in G Major

Schubert “Grand Duo” Sonata in A Major

Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor

Stravinsky Divertimento for Violin and Piano

Strauss Violin Sonata in Eb Major

STRING DUOS:

Handel- Halvorsen “Passacaglia”

Kodaly Duo for Violin and Cello, Mvt. I

Leclair Violin Duo Sonata No. 5 in E minor

Martinu Duo for Violin and Cello

Moszkowski Suite for Two Violins Op. 71

Ravel Duo for Violin and Cello

Shostakovich Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano

PIANO TRIOS:

Beethoven Piano Trio in Bb major

Beethoven Piano Trio No. 3 Op. 1

Brahms Piano Trio No. 1

Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87

Brahms Piano Trio No. 3

Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G Minor

Dvorak Piano Trio “Dumky”

Eric Tanguy Piano Trio

Jean Françaix Piano Trio

Leah Villareal “Lights Out” Piano Trio

Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1

Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor

Ravel Piano Trio in A minor

Reiko Yamada “Utter”

Schubert Piano Trio in Bb Major

Shostakovich Trio No. 2 in E minor

Tanguy Piano Trio

Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A Minor

STRING TRIOS:

Beethoven String Trio in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1

Donhanyi String Trio in C major. “Serenade”

Mozart String Trio “Divertimento” in Eb, K. 563

STRING QUARTETS:

Aida Shirazi “Umbra” String Quartet

Bartok String Quartet No. 5

Beethoven String Quartet No. 13 Op. 130 in Bb Major

Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 Op. 131 in C# minor

Beethoven String Quartet No. 15 Op. 132 in A minor, Op. 132

Beethoven String Quartet Op 59 No. 3

Beethoven String Quartet Op. 18 No. 4 in C minor

Borodin String Quartet No. 2

Dvorak “American” String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96

Dvorak String Quartet in Ab Major

Glass String Quartet

Grieg String Quartet No. 1

Haydn Emperor String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in Bb major Op. 76 No. 6

Mendelssohn String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2

Mendelssohn String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80

Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time

Mozart String Quartet K. 575

Mozart String Quartet no. 19 in C Major “Dissonance”

Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor D. 703

Stravinsky Three Pieces for String Quartet

VIOLIN QUARTETS:

Grazyna Bacewicz Quartet for Four Violins

Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer Concertante for Four Violins, Op. 55

PIANO QUARTETS:

Beethoven Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 16

Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26

Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor

Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Quartet in Ab Major

Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor

Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, K. 493

Schumann Piano Quartet Op. 47

PIANO QUINTETS:

Beach Piano Quintet in F# minor, Op. 67

Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor

Dvorak Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 81

Franck Piano Quintet in F minor

Schnittke Piano Quintet

Schubert Cello Quintet Op. 163, D. 956

Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115

Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581

Martinu Fantasia for Theremin, Oboe, Piano, and String Quartet, H. 301

STRING SEXTETS:

Brahms Sextet No. 1 in Bb Major

Dvorak Sextet in A Major

Druckman Percussion Sextet “Come Round”

Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht

OCTETS:

Mendelssohn Octet in Eb Major, Op. 20

VIOLIN CONCERTI:

Accolay Concerto No. 1

Bach Concerto in A Minor

Bach Concerto in E Major

Barber Violin Concerto

Bartok Violin Concerto No. 2

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major

Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77

Bruch Violin Concerto in G minor

Bruch Scottish Fantasy

Conus Violin Concerto in E Minor

De Beriot Concerto No. 9

Dvorak Violin Concerto in A Minor

Handel Violin Concerto in G and C Major

Korngold Violin Concerto in D Major

Lalo Symphonie Espagnole

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major

Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor

Shostakovich Violin Concerto in A Minor

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor

Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D Major

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major

Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor

Viotti Violin Concerto No. 23

Walton Violin Concerto

Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor

SOLO WORKS:

Bach Solo Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001

Bach Solo Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002

Bach Solo Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003

Bach Solo Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004

Bach Solo Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005

Bach Solo Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006

Bartok Solo Sonata

Ernst “The Last Rose of Summer”

Kaija Saariaho, “Nocturne”

Lutoslawski “Subito”

Melissa Dunphy “Kommós”

Paganini Caprice 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 21, 24

“Paganiniana” arr. Milstein

Penderecki “Cadenza”

Ysaye Solo Sonata 3, 5, 6

VIOLIN SHOWPIECES:

Bazzini La Ronde Des Lutins

Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5

Chausson “Poème”

Chopin Nocturne No. 20

DeFalla-Kreisler Danse Espagnole

Dvorak Romantic Pieces

Elgar Salut D’Amour

Gershwin, “It Ain’t Necessarily So”

Manuel Ponce “Estrellita”

Massenet Meditation from Thais

Ravel Tzigane

Saint Saëns Caprice after the study in form of Waltz

Saint Saëns Havanaise

Saint Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

Sarasate Caprice Basque

Sarasate Carmen Fantasy

Sarasate Faust Fantasy

Sarasate Zigeunerweisen

Tchaikovsky Valse Scherzo

Vittorio Monti Czardas

Waxman Carmen Fantasy

Wieniawski Fantaisie brilliant sur Faust, Op. 20

Wieniawski Polonaise No. 1

Wieniawski Scherzo-Tarantelle

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