Bojidara Kouzmanova is a native of Bulgaria and began playing violin at age 5 in Sofia. Ms. Kouzmanova completed Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Solo Violin Performance with honors at the University of Music and ​Performing ​Arts​, ​Vienna, with Professor Günter Pichler from the Alban Berg Quartet.

Ms. Kouzmanova is passionate about the precious, famous instruments on which she is often privileged to perform. These include more than 15 Stradivarius and Guarneri violins, which have been kindly loaned to her by private sponsors during the course of her career.