Recently hailed as “dazzling” by Peninsula Reviews, violinist Caitlin K. is a unique and versatile performing artist, equally at home with both traditional and contemporary repertoire.
As a soloist, Caitlin has performed a diverse range of concerti from Bruch and Mendelssohn to Bernstein and Ligeti. She has appeared with the Auburn and Olympia Symphony Orchestras, Philharmonia Northwest, Pasadena Community Orchestra, Seattle Youth Symphony, Long Beach Chamber Orchestra, Young Musicians...
Recently hailed as “dazzling” by Peninsula Reviews, violinist Caitlin K. is a unique and versatile performing artist, equally at home with both traditional and contemporary repertoire.
As a soloist, Caitlin has performed a diverse range of concerti from Bruch and Mendelssohn to Bernstein and Ligeti. She has appeared with the Auburn and Olympia Symphony Orchestras, Philharmonia Northwest, Pasadena Community Orchestra, Seattle Youth Symphony, Long Beach Chamber Orchestra, Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra, and Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra, and has presented recitals in both the United States and Europe. Caitlin has appeared on NPR’s From the Top as a recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award, and has also been featured on KUOW and Classical KING FM in Seattle, Washington.
An enthusiastic advocate for contemporary music, Caitlin has collaborated with and premiered the works of composers including Stephen Cohn, Juan Colomer, Deirdre Gribbin, and Mark Vance. She has appeared in Juilliard’s FOCUS! Festival and Beyond the Machine, Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music, and is a frequent performer with wildUp, an acclaimed modern music collective in Los Angeles. As an Irish fiddler, she has performed extensively with Magical Strings, a Celtic ensemble based in the Pacific Northwest.
An avid chamber musician, Caitlin appeared in concert with Camerata Pacifica and the Colburn Chamber Music Society, and has collaborated with renowned artists including Paul Coletti, David Halen, Daniel Hope, and Menahem Pressler. Also a passionate orchestral player, Caitlin recently served as Guest Acting Concertmaster and Interim Assistant Concertmaster of the Louisville Orchestra. She also served as concertmaster of the Colburn Orchestra and Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra for several years, appearing in performances throughout Southern California and in a nationally broadcast concert in Sofia, Bulgaria. She previously held a position with the New West Symphony in Los Angeles, and
