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Kenneth Naito

Biography

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.

Journey to the Academy

Baltimore, Maryland Music Academy of the West

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