Elena Abad is a violinist, composer, and arranger based in London, known for her versatility across classical, contemporary, and popular music. Originally from Spain, Elena began studying the violin at the age of seven with Ara Vartanian. By her teenage years, she was already performing as a soloist with various orchestras in Spain, including the Soloists of Malaga Chamber Orchestra, and presenting violin concertos by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, and other renowned composers.

Elena’s career spans prestigious concert halls and a wide array of musical genres. She has performed at major venues such as the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Barbican Hall, and Wigmore Hall, establishing herself as a respected performer both in the UK and internationally. As a soloist, she has worked with orchestras like the Torbay Symphony Orchestra, Harrow Symphony Orchestra, Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra, and the Promúsica Orchestra, tackling renowned violin concertos by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Bruch and Tchaikovsky.

In addition to her performance career, Elena is a highly sought-after composer and arranger. She was the lead composer and arranger for the Royal Danish Ballet’s critically acclaimed Blood Wedding (2023-2024). Elena's creative work also includes a collaboration with the Metropole Orkest and Suzanne Ciani in 2022. Her arrangement of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody for solo violin was featured on Classic FM in 2018.

Elena has collaborated with a range of popular artists, including Architects, Bring Me The Horizon, Alter Bridge, dodie and Beabadoobee as a violinist and string arranger, demonstrating her flexibility and creative input in the pop and rock genres.

Throughout her career, Elena has garnered numerous awards, including the prestigious Gold Medal and Audience Prize at the Trinity Laban Gold Medal Showcase in 2019. She has also been recognized with first and second prizes in several competitions, including the Vera Kantrovitch Solo Strings Competition and the Yamaha European Foundation Competition. Other accolades include the Trinity Laban Director’s Prize for Excellence in Strings and the John Thompson String Ensemble Prize. She was awarded first prize at the Leonard Smith and Felicity Young Duo Competition, and she founded the Dréme Quartet, which won second prize at the Cavatina Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition in 2018.

Elena is also a very experienced orchestral player, having worked with orchestras such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.