Hailed by The Washington Post as “sweetly lyrical,” violinist and composer Ariel Horowitz is recognized for performances that blend classical tradition with contemporary creativity and original work. A winner of the 2020 Victor Elmaleh Competition, she joined the prestigious Concert Artists Guild roster and maintains an active international career as a soloist, chamber musician, and interdisciplinary performer.

Horowitz’s programs frequently juxtapose works of the Western classical canon with contemporary repertoire and her own multimedia compositions for violin and voice. She performs widely across the United States in recital and chamber settings and appears regularly as half of Vision Duo, an ensemble formed with percussionist and fellow CAG artist Britton-René Collins that explores rhythm-driven repertoire and newly commissioned works. She also performs with the genre-defying string quintet Sybarite5.

Recent and upcoming highlights include performances at Joe’s Pub, Tertulia, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, Chamber Music Detroit, and the Kravis Center in Palm Beach, as well as a showcase at the Washington Performing Arts Annual Gala. She has appeared as concerto soloist in performances including Beethoven’s Violin Concerto for Rob Kapilow’s What Makes It Great? series and has premiered original works for violin and voice at Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center.

Her debut album Hearth, released in 2024 on the Bright Shiny Things label, features original compositions, poetry, and songs framed by works from the classical canon, reflecting her wide-ranging artistic voice as both performer and creator.

In addition to her performing career, Horowitz is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Heartbeat Music Project, a tuition-free program providing music and Navajo (Diné) cultural education to young people on the Navajo Nation. An avid chamber musician and educator, she serves on the faculty of the Chamber Music Center of New York.

Horowitz studied at the Yale School of Music with Ani Kavafian and previously at The Juilliard School with Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho.