Curriculum Vitae

Ana Galdavadze

Violinist

Email: ana.galdavadze@outlook.com

Phone: (701) 989 - 4327

Address: 1000 SW 62nd Blvd Apt 931 Gainesville, Florida 32607

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts Violin Performance                                       August 2023 – EGD May 2026

University of Florida – Gainesville, Florida

Master of Music in Violin Performance                                                                            May 2023

University of North Dakota – Grand Forks, North Dakota

Master of Musical Arts in Violin Performance                                                                 June 2021

Tbilisi State Conservatoire – Tbilisi, Georgia

Master's Certificate in Violin Performance                                                                       May 2019

Sibelius Academy – Helsinki, Finland

Bachelor of Musical Arts in Violin Performance                                                                 Jun 2017

Tbilisi State Conservatoire – Tbilisi, Georgia

Bachelor of Human Sciences in German Philology                                                             Jun 2014

Ilia State University – Tbilisi, Georgia

Diploma Violin Performance                                                                                               Jun 2013

Tbilisi Central Music School #2 – Tbilisi, Georgia

High School Diploma                                                                                                            Jun 2010

Tbilisi Free Waldorfschool – Tbilisi, Georgia

Diploma in Violin Performance                                                                                           Jun 2009

Tbilisi Music School #16 – Tbilisi, Georgia

Experience

Section Violinist

Gainesville Symphony Orchestra – Gainesville, Florida                                      Sep 2023 – Present

Section Violinist                                                                                                  Sep 2023 – Present

Ocala Symphony Orchestra – Ocala, Florida

Graduate Assistant                                                                                            Aug 2023 – Present 

University of Florida – Gainesville, Florida 

Concertmaster                                                                                                    Aug 2023 – Present 

University of Florida Student Symphony Orchestra – Gainesville, Florida

Violin Instructor                                                                                                 Sep 2021 – Jul 2023

Popplers Music Inc. – Grand Forks, North Dakota

Violin Instructor                                                                                                                    Jul 2023

International Music Camp – Dunseith, North Dakota                                                           

Section First Violin                                                                                           Oct 2021 - May 2023

Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra – Fargo, North Dakota 

Concertmaster                                                                                                 Aug 2021 - May 2023

University of North Dakota Chamber Orchestra – Grand Forks, North Dakota 

Concertmaster                                                                                                 Sep 2021 – May 2023 

Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra – Grand Forks, North Dakota

Teaching Assistant                                                                                          Aug 2021 - May 2023

University of North Dakota – Grand Forks, North Dakota 

Violin Instructor                                                                                                                   Jan 2023

UND Honor Festival – Grand Forks, North Dakota

Violin Instructor                                                                                               Sep 2021 – Dec 2022

UND Community Music Program – Grand Forks, North Dakota

1st Violinist                                                                                                          Sep 2019 – Jul 2021

String Quartet of Georgian Composers’ Union, Tbilisi, Georgia 

Section First Violin                                                                                          May 2019 – May 2021

Tbilisi Youth Orchestra – Tbilisi, Georgia

Section Sub-Violinist                                                                                       Sep 2016 – May 2018

Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra – Tbilisi, Georgia 

Accomplishments

Comprehensive Scholarship                                                                          Aug 2021 – May 2023 

International Education Center – Tbilisi, Georgia   

University of North Dakota

Comprehensive Scholarship                                                                          Aug 2018 – May 2019

Erasmus+ Exchange Program         

Sibelius Academy – Helsinki, Finland

Scholarship of the President of Georgia for Academic Excellence               Sep 2010 – May 2014 

Ilia State University – Tbilisi, Georgia

Festivals

Recordings

Awards

1st Prize                                                                                                                              May 2018

O. Taktakishvili International Competition – Tbilisi, Georgia

Languages

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Georgian – Native  

English – Advanced  

German – Intermediate  

Russian – Conversational

Skills

Communicative

Purposeful

Success-oriented

Ability to group-working

Collegiate

Conscientious

Creative

Ability to adapt to new environments.

References

Alejandro Drago, Violin Professor

University of North Dakota

alejandro.drago@und.edu

Janna Lower, Violin Professor

University of Florida

jlower@arts.ufl.edu