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Kenneth Naito

Kenneth Naito
violin
Fellow
2022
Age
22
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland
School
The Juilliard School
Program
String Quartet Seminar
Compeer
Patricia Quealy and Walter Moore

Kenneth received his bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School studying with Li Lin and Melissa Hullman. In 2021 he took second place in the Viktor Tretyakov International Violin Competition. Kenneth has performed in concert at the Japanese Embassy as part of the Cherry Blossom Festival (2021), as part of the Heifetz Winter Holiday Tour for the Heifetz Institute (2021), and as soloist with with the Siberian State Symphony under Maestro Vladimir Lande (2021) and the Krasnoyarsk Chamber Orchestra under Maestra Maria Benyumova (2021). Kenneth has also served as an Ear Training Teaching Assistant at The Juilliard School.