Alva made her concerto debut with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra at the age of 16, winning ’Polstjärnepriset’ with her performance of Carl Nielsen’s Violin Concerto. Since then, she has continued to explore the enormous repertoire written for the violin – both the violin concertos and the chamber music.

In the latest years, she has appeared with orchestras such as the Swedish Radio, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Copenhagen Philharmonic, Brno Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic and many more – giving her an opportunity to test the limits of all the types of music written for the violin.

Alva started her studies with  the Ukrainian violinist, Alexandre Zapolski, which gave her a particular appreciation of the Slavic violin tradition with its focus on quality of tone and colour combined with its deep communicative and expressive impulse. She continues to explore the more traditional way of understanding and relating to music.

Alva has been the recipient of prestigious scholarships from the Augustinus Foundation, Sonning Foundation, Jacob Gades Legacy and the Carl and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Legacy.

Alva Holm plays an Antonius Stradivarius “Maurer Van Veen, Elphinstone” anno 1705, generously on loan from the Anders Sveaas’ Charitable Foundation.
She is represented by Nordic Artists Management.