Mariya Borozina has been a member of the first violin section of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra since 2004. She has also been a member of the first violin section of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra since 2007.

Born in Moscow, Russia, Mariya began playing the violin at the age of five, following in the footsteps of her violinist father. Starting at the Gnessins Moscow Special School of Music, she continued her studies at the Moscow Conservatory, studying with Marina Yashvili. After moving to the United States, she earned a postgraduate degree from the Manhattan School of Music, studying with Glenn Dicterow, Lisa Kim, Yoko Takebe, and Albert Markov.

Through her participation in numerous international festivals, including the Verbier Festival Orchestra, where she served as concertmaster, as well as the Lucerne Festival Academy, the Attergau Institute, and others, she performed around the globe. This provided her with the opportunity to work with some of the great conductors of our time, including James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Gustavo Dudamel, Sir Neville Marriner, Marcello Viotti, Mariss Jansons, Pierre Boulez, among many others.

An avid chamber musician, she has appeared as part of several local groups, including the Eos Ensemble and the Farallon Quintet. She performs at various chamber music series including MOTH and the San Francisco Noontime Concert Series and is concertmaster and a soloist with the Russian Chamber Orchestra. She appears with other groups including the San Francisco Academy Orchestra and the Midsummer Music Festival and regularly plays as a substitute member of the San Francisco Symphony.

As an educator, Mariya coaches chamber groups and orchestras and participates in outreach programs. She teaches privately and is frequently invited to adjudicate local competitions. She is on the faculty of the Golden State Youth Orchestra and serves as conductor of the Galbraith Honor Strings.

Mariya resides in Millbrae with her husband and their two kids.