Violinist Anida Goga is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, with a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance. While in Rochester, she was the Principal Second Violin of the Eastman Philharmonic, and also played in the Eastman School of Music Symphony Orchestra and the Eastman Opera Theater Orchestra. Ms. Goga has studied violin with Zvi Zeitlin of the Eastman School of Music, Paul Arnold of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Lorenc Radovani of the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana, Albania.

While residing in her native Albania, Ms. Goga performed a nationally broadcast solo recital on Albanian television in 1999. Upon arrival in the United States at the age of 17, she enrolled as a senior at Downingtown High School. After graduation, she was accepted to West Chester University as a violin major and studied there for two years before transferring to the Eastman School of Music. While at West Chester University, she performed with the Newark Symphony Orchestra as winner of their 2003 College Division Competition. Ms. Goga is no stranger to the Concertmaster’s chair, having held this position for the Chester County Pops Orchestra, the Festival of Youth Orchestra of America, and the West Chester University Symphony Orchestra.