Naomi Culp, Violin

Co-founding member of KAIA String Quartet, Naomi Culp is a dedicated performer and educator in greater Chicago. Culp has performed extensively throughout the United States and worldwide in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Perth Concert Hall, Jay Pritzker Pavilion and Symphony Center in Chicago. As first prize winner of 2003’s National Fine Arts Festival Competition, she performed in front of the U.S. Capitol. In 2011, Culp performed Schubert’s Cello Quintet with Yo-Yo Ma for Chicago Symphony’s Citizen Musicians Week. With KAIA Quartet, she has worked with Muir String Quartet and composer Joan Tower at Deer Valley Music Festival. Culp served as Concertmaster of Chicago Composers Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster of Miami Symphony, and as section player with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and Camerata Chicago. With Civic Orchestra of Chicago, she worked with Bernard Haitink, Ricardo Muti and Gustavo Dudamel. She is Principal Second with Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago and Northbrook Symphony. Outside the classical world, Culp enjoys collaborating with ensembles and artists in jazz, independent rock, folk, theater, and world music. Culp holds a Master of Music degree from Northern Illinois University and Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from Roosevelt University’s Conservatory of Music.

Upcoming Concerts: We’ve Gone Baroque June 4, 2025