Ann Okagaito

IN-PERSON LESSONS

A Toronto native, Ann Okagaito* started studying violin with the Suzuki method at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Her principal teachers growing up were Atis Bankas and Alec Hou. She went on to get her Bachelor of Music at Northwestern University where she studied under Almita and Roland Vamos and her Master of Music at the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with Paul Kantor. While at Northwestern, she appeared as a soloist with the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra under Victor Yampolsky as a result of being a Concerto Competition winner.

Before joining the VSO, Ann was a fellow of the New World Symphony in Florida where she was coached by leading soloists and concertmasters and worked under well-known conductors including Michael Tilson Thomas. She has also played in masterclasses for many soloists such as Christian Tetzlaff, Maxim Vengerov and Gil Shaham.

For many summers, Ann was a member of the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra in Boulder CO.

*VSO Member