Frida Scotta (31 March 1871, Copenhagen – 29 April 1948, Ohlstadt) was a Danish violinist who performed under a stage name.

She went on to have international success as a violinist, taking concert tours through Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Russia, Scandinavia, and the United Kingdom.

[5] She received her first formal violin lessons from royal chapel musicians Ferdinand Stockmarr and Valdemar Tofte in 1884.

[4] Her repertoire included the violin concertos of Felix Mendelssohn, Max Bruch, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Henryk Wieniawski, as well as chamber music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Edvard Grieg, and Johan Svendsen.

[8] It had become more common for women to pursue musical careers as violinists in the 1880s, however, Scotta still faced criticism that her male contemporaries did not.

Critics noted that her performances were more soulful than sentimental, and that she played with an unusually high tone for a woman.

Comparisons were often drawn between her, Teresina Tua, and Arma Senkrah, as all three were popular female concert violinists in Europe.

[4] Von Kaulbach was a painter and art collector who often used his Frida as a model for his valued portraits of women.

[3] A large number of his works featuring her survive, where she is depicted with the violin, used as a model fro allegorical subjects, or presented with their children.