Naomi Graf

Naomi Graf performs a wide variety of programs as a chamber musician, recital soloist and orchestral player. Naomi has been a member of the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra for over twenty years. She performs regularly in the metropolitan area and was the principal violist for the Connecticut Grand Opera Orchestra. Ms. Graf is on the faculty of Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, NC. Recordings include The Complete Haydn Masses with the Trinity Choir and Rebel Baroque Orchestra on the Hanssler Classic label. In addition to performing, Naomi is an avid creator of many educational programs including the “Casual Classics” Concert Series in Ithaca, NY, and the “Sound of Strings” Lecture/Demonstration for the Queensborough Community College Residency Program. She coordinated and designed the GSO Educational Outreach Workshop with the Greenwich Alliance in 2017. Naomi is currently the Director of Kol Arts, an innovative arts program at Congregation Kol Ami in White Plains, NY. Graf has served on the Board of Music’s Recreation in Ithaca, NY and the New York Viola Society. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Viola Performance from The Juilliard School of Music and her Master’s of Music Degree from Yale University School of Music. Her principal viola teachers include Lillian Fuchs, Paul Kantor and Donald McInnes.