Ida Kavafian (Armenian: Այտա Գավաֆեան) (born October 29, 1952, in Istanbul) is an American classical violinist and violist.
Her teachers included Ara Zerounian, Mischa Mischakoff, Oscar Shumsky, and Ivan Galamian, the last two of which she studied under while attending the Juilliard School from 1969 to 1975.
Her first major exposure came when she won the Vianna da Motta International Violin Competition in Lisbon in 1973.
She won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1978 which led to her New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall.
With Judith Blegen, Frederica von Stade and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center With Tashi With Chick Corea With Beaux Arts Trio With Guarneri Quartet With Mark O'Connor