American violinist Daniel Rafimayeri is the 2025 Laureate of the Washington International Strings Competition and winner of its Overall Audience Prize. He is the 2019 Burdick-Thorne Gold Medalist of the Stulberg International String Competition, and Bach Prize recipient. Highlights of his recent solo engagements include performances with The Baltimore Chamber Symphony and The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. At Juilliard, Daniel was selected to perform solo Bach with the 2023 Spring Dances and, most recently in 2025, the solo violin part in Jessie Montgomery’s Concerto Grosso at Carnegie Hall. He is a Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant recipient and is a featured artist with the French Consulate. Daniel was born and raised in New York City, where he attended Hunter College High School and Manhattan School of Music Pre-College. He holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The Juilliard School, and is currently pursuing further studies at the Yale School of Music.