Violin
Irina Rostomashvili is a distinguished violinist and the youngest current faculty member and Artist in Residence at Temple University’s Music Preparatory Program. A passionate performer and dedicated educator, she actively cultivates the next generation of musicians, inspiring her students to achieve remarkable success—including winning national and international competitions, excelling in auditions, and performing at Carnegie Hall.
Rostomashvili recently joined the Embassy Concert Series and has been performing solo and chamber recitals across NYC, Philadelphia, Maryland, and Washington, DC. She holds a first violin position with the Vox Amadeus Orchestra and regularly performs with the Philadelphia String Quartet. As a versatile artist, she has been featured as a soloist with esteemed ensembles such as the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre Orchestra, Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Ambler Symphony, and Old York Road Symphony Orchestras.
Born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia, she was accepted into the prestigious Zakaria Paliashvili Central Music School for Gifted Children in 2006, where she flourished through numerous music festivals and competitions, earning first prize at the 2017 National Music Competition of Georgia. She later pursued her studies at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, where she quickly rose to leadership roles as associate concertmaster of the Tbilisi Youth Orchestra and concertmaster of the Conservatoire’s orchestra. She went on to win first prize in the Senior Division of the International String Competition at the International Summer Academy in Castelnuovo Di Garfagnana, Italy.
Currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in violin performance at Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance under the guidance of Professor Eduard Schmieder, Rostomashvili previously earned her Bachelor of Music and Artist Diploma from the same institution. Her achievements include winning the Temple University Concerto Competition in 2021, where she performed Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Temple University Symphony Orchestra. She has also been honored with the Helen Kwalwasser Prize, the Garrigues Foundation Scholarship, and the Teaching Artist Fellowship from the Classical Music Institute in San Antonio.
An active performer, she has appeared at the iPalpiti Festival in San Diego and Los Angeles and has collaborated with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra through the Curtis Institute’s internship program and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. In recognition of her contributions to both performance and education, she was recently named an Ovation Award finalist and nominee for her inspiring leadership in music. Additionally, she was awarded a Springboard Grant for her dedication to the performing arts.