Elvin Hoxha Ganiyev is a solo concert violinist with a broad and diverse repertoire who holds a Konzertexamen degree from Folkwang Universität der Künste in Essen, Germany, and a Master's Degree from Hochschule für Musik Theater und Medien Hannover where he studied with Professor Krzysztof Wegrzyn, and also a Bachelor’s Degree from Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Spain, from the class of Professor Zakhar Bron. 

Elvin was born in 1997 into a family of esteemed musicians and started playing the violin when he was five years old. He was admitted to the Zurich Conservatory Young Student program. At the age of 8, he gave his first orchestral concert with his grandfather, Server Ganiyev, and continued his studies under Ganiyev’s tutelage at Bilkent University Music Preparatory School. Since the age of 10, when Elvin made his debut with Moscow Virtuosi under the baton of Vladimir Spivakov at the Kremlin Palace, he has always performed with renowned conductors and esteemed orchestras in prominent concert halls and prestigious international festivals throughout the world. 

Elvin has won numerous awards and honors at prestigious international competitions. In 2023, he won 2nd place at the prestigious Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition. He is the Semi-finalist and the winner of the special iPalpiti Prize at the 2021 George Enescu International Violin Competition. The same year, he was also awarded the Public Prize at the International Jascha Heifetz Violin Competition, where he was a semifinalist. Elvin is also the laureate of many other reputable international music competitions, including the David Oistrakh Violin Competition, Lipinski-Wieniawski Competition for Young Musicians, Golden Medal Berliner International Music Competition, and Vienna International Music Competition, to name a few. 
He released a debut album in 2019, “Say’s 1001 Nights in the Harem Violin Concerto,” and a single in 2020, “Chausson, Poème Op.25,” on digital music platforms. He recorded with LGT Young Soloists for the “Italian Journey” album under RCA Red Seal/Sony Music Switzerland. His album, “Voyages, Chapter Istanbul,” where he performed Cem Esen’s and Fazıl Say’s Violin Sonatas, was released in 2021. Elvin collaborated with the contemporary composer Esen on two singles, “Violin Sonatine Op.34” and “Moment Musical Op. 32.” He released his recent album “Ysaÿe 6 Sonatas for Solo Violin” in 2024, which was received with great acclaim. He is currently recording his upcoming album to be released in 2025. 

Elvin Hoxha Ganiyev is supported by the ÇEV Contemporary Education Foundation of TurkeyYoung Talents Project. Elvin performs on a 1715 Guiseppe Guarneri “filius Andreae” violin with an Eugène Sartory bow on a generous grant from the Haydar Aliyev Foundation