Areta Zhulla

First violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet since 2018, Areta Zhulla is sought after for her passionate and poetic artistry by collaborators and audiences alike. Praised for her “captivating, colorful approach” (The Strad) and “intense musicality” (Strings Magazine), Ms. Zhulla enjoys a vibrant career, performing regularly at many of the world’s premier venues, and teaching at The Juilliard School as part of its violin and chamber music faculty.

Ms. Zhulla has appeared as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, and Asia, at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, Alice Tully Hall, Disney Hall, Davies Hall, Kennedy Center, Musikverein, Yamaha Hall, and National Arts Centre of Canada. She was a member of Chamber Music Society Two of Lincoln Center, where she performed and toured regularly with some of today’s most acclaimed artists. Memorable collaborations to date include performances with Itzhak Perlman, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Emanuel Ax, Michel Plasson, Pinchas Zukerman, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Gary Hoffman, Gilbert Kalish, Colin Carr, and members of the Cleveland and Emerson quartets, among others. Her performances have been broadcast on BBC, Live from Lincoln Center (PBS), the Kennedy Center Honors, WQXR, and many other radio stations across the world. Ms Zhulla records with Sony Classical as part of the Juilliard String Quartet.

A passionate educator, Ms. Zhulla served as teaching assistant to Itzhak Perlman for three years prior to her joining The Juilliard School’s violin faculty. She has recently appeared as faculty at the prestigious chamber music academy Villa Musica in Germany, and regularly teaches at the Perlman Music Program Chamber Music Workshop, of which she is an alumna.

Ms. Zhulla holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho, and was a recipient of the Vergotis Scholarship. Other teachers include Pinchas Zukerman, Patinka Kopec, and her father, Lefter Zhulla.