Ana Kim – cello
Indiana-native cellist Ana Kim performs on modern and period/historical instruments. From 2024, she started working with the Lyric Opera Orchestra of Chicago as Assistant Principal cellist. She also plays with various other ensembles, including Philharmonia Baroque, Teatro Nuovo, and Trinity Baroque Orchestras.
Ana performs in festivals such as Oregon Bach, Yellow Barn, Verbier Academy, Music@ Menlo, and International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove. She has received a Doctorate degree at the University of Southern California and has studied Historical Performance at Juilliard. Her teachers include János Starker, Ralph Kirshbaum, and Laurence Lesser.
Ana has taught at Pacific Union College and the Browning School in New York. She has also taught in Music Festival of Santa Catarina in Brazil and worked with educational programs with the American Classical Orchestra and Kneisel Hall Festival.