Ana Kim, Cello

Assistant Principal

Indiana-native cellist Ana Kim performs on modern and period/historical instruments. From 2024, shejoined the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra as Assistant Principal cellist. She also plays with various other ensembles, including Philharmonia Baroque, Teatro Nuovo, and NYTrinity Baroque Orchestras.

Ana has performed in festivals such as Yellow Barn, Oregon Bach, 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.