He enjoys an international career that has included solo appearances under conductors Zubin MEHTA, Carlo Maria GUILINI, Claudio ABBADO, and Erich LEINSDORF, and performances with Daniel BARENBOÏM, Radu LUPU and Pinchas ZUCKERMAN.

After receiving his musical training in his native Russia, he emigrated in 1967 to Israel, where he was appointed Principal Second Violin of the Israel Philharmonic – a position he held for eleven years. In 1971, he joined the Tel-Aviv Quartet as second violinist, touring the world with guests artists such as André PREVIN and Vladimir ASHKENAZY. In 1979, Efim BOICO was appointed concertmaster ans soloist of the Orchestre de Paris under Daniel BARENBOÏM , positions he held until 1983, when he joined the Fine Arts Quartet.

Efim BOICO has been guest professor at the Paris and Lyons Conservatories in France, and the Yehudi Menuhin School in Switzerland. He is also a frequent juror representing the United States in the prestigious London, Evian, and Shostakovitch Quartet Competitions. As music professor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, he has received numerous awards, including the Wisconsin Public Education Professional Service Award for distinguished music teaching, and the Arts Recognition and Talent Search Award from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.