New York, NY
Violinist Kiku Enomoto maintains a dynamic and versatile career that redefines the notion of a multi-faceted musician. A native of Las Vegas, NV, Kiku began her early studies at the Nevada School of the Arts and later made her solo debut at the age of ten with the Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra. She went on to attend high school at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. Since moving to New York to study at the Manhattan School of Music, Kiku has had the opportunity to collaborate with artists and show in a variety of musical genres. As a classical violinist, she has performed with Pierre Boulez, John Williams, Luciano Pavarotti, Mark Morris Dance Company, ICE, and Alarm Will Sound. On the popular music circuit, she has collaborated with Jay-Z, Beyonce, Adele, Björk, Kanye West, H.E.R., James Blake, Post Malone, Ed Sheeran, Beck, Tony Bennett, The Who, Sufjan Stevens, Bright Eyes, and Mary J. Blige, to name a few.
Kiku is committed to playing and premiering new music and has worked with numerous ensembles and composers worldwide. She has enjoyed playing with the Nu Deco Ensemble in recent years, attesting to her love of crossing the musical genre divide.
Her Broadway chairs include Ragtime, West Side Story, Follies, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Bridges of Madison County, On the Town, Allegiance, The Cher Show, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Bad Cinderella, and she is currently playing at Spamalot! Off Broadway: Giant, Kid Victory, The Mad Ones, Einstein’s Dreams, and Only Gold.
Kiku's teachers and mentors include her parents, Mary Straub, Hal Grossman, Teresa Ling, Neil Weintrob, Enrico DiCecco, and a personal friend as well as a patron of the arts, Mrs. Bernice Fischer.
