Ava Costa is a violinist and the founder of Arturo: Healing Hearts Through Music, a student-led and replicable arts-therapy initiative that brings live music to patients undergoing chemotherapy. Through intimate performances in hospital oncology wards, the program offers comfort, connection, and moments of peace during treatment. Each performance is given with compassion and purpose, grounded in the belief that a single piece of music, played from the heart, can transform someone’s day.