A scholarship holder of the Anne-Sophie-Mutter Foundation and the Gautier Capuçon Foundation, 25-year-old violinist Elias David Moncado is considered “one of the greatest talents of his generation” (Anne-Sophie Mutter). He is the youngest winner of the First Grand Prix and ten special prizes at the 2019 International Karol Lipiński Competition in Poland, as well as the winner of the 2021 International Valsesia Musica and the 2021 International Vladimir Spivakov Competition. He has appeared at festivals in Lucerne, Gstaad, and Rheingau. As a soloist, he has performed with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia Philharmonic, and the Korean Chamber Orchestra, among others.
He performed at venues such as Alte Oper Frankfurt, Carnegie Hall in New York, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, Smetana Hall in Prague, Tonhalle Zürich and Konzerthaus Vienna. His critically acclaimed records were released by Avi-Music in 2022 and Warner Classics in 2026. From 2023 to 2026 he studied with Mihaela Martin at the Kronberg Academy. Since September 2026, he has been an Artist in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel with Augustin Dumay.
