Soloist, teacher, chamber musician, and concertmaster.

Prizewinner of the Aleksander Glazunov International Competition (Paris), Dr. Elena Chernova-Davis has enjoyed a multifaceted career as a soloist, chamber musician, and concertmaster in her native Uzbekistan and throughout the United States. After graduating with honors as a full-scholarship student from the Tashkent State Conservatory, she came to the United States to continue her studies with Misha Vitenson, Elmar Oliveira, Mikhail Kopelman, and Shmuel Ashkenasi.

Elena performs as Soloist and Concertmaster of National Concerts at Carnegie Hall, and has worked with conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Esa Pekka-Salonen, Gerard Schwarz, Miguel Harth-Bedoya and Jeffrey Tate to name but a few. Collaborating with various New York ensembles including musicians from the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, MET Opera Orchestra, and the New Jersey Symphony, her recent performing venues include Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Le Poisson Rouge, Madison Square Garden, and Radio City Music Hall. She has appeared as a soloist with the Arizona Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonietta Nova, and the National Orchestra of Uzbekistan.

An avid chamber musician, Dr. Elena Chernova-Davis has performed worldwide including appearances in Italy, Panama City, the Brevard Music Center, the Patagonia Opera House, and with colleagues from the Borodin, Orion, and American string quartets. She regularly performs with the Riverside Chamber Players, Con Vivo Music, and the Pedro Giraudo Tango Ensemble. Elena also has a deep passion for interdisciplinary collaboration, having organized and performed in projects involving dancers, visual artists, actors, storytellers, poets, and non-Western composers.

In the greater string playing community, Elena has been published in Strad Magazine (October 2025) and is a member of the American String Teachers Association, where she has served on the Studio Board and been a presenter at the ASTA National Conference. She has adjudicated competitions for the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, the New Jersey Music Teachers Association, and the Violin Makers Association of Arizona.

As a passionate and dedicated teacher her philosophy is to guide development and tailor an individual approach to each student that encourages growth, curiosity and motivation. Previously, Elena has been a faculty member at Rutgers University and Montclair State University, and at prestigious summer festivals including Brevard Music Center, Killington Music Festival, Summit Music Festival, and InterHarmony International Music Festival in Aqui Terme, Italy. She is currently on the faculty at the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music, where she lectures in violin performance and chamber music.