Japaneese-American violinist Kenneth Naito has been dazzling audiences since his international concerto debut at the age of 11 with the Kostroma Symphony Orchestra in Russia. He has since gone on to perform at venues around the world, from Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, 92nd Street Y, and The German Consulate in New York; to The Big Hall of the Philharmonic in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, The Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre, The Music Center at Strathmore, The National Gallery of Art, and The Embassy of Japan. 

Kenneth has been a prize winner at national and international competitions, receiving 2nd Prize at the prestigious 2nd Viktor Tretyakov International Violin Competition, where his performances were broadcast live on The Violin Channel. He has twice been featured as a Student Artist for the Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies held at The Juilliard School, and has performed at many festivals, including Music Academy of the West, the Heifetz International Music Institute, Sarasota Music Festival, Thy Chamber Music Festival, Toronto Summer Music Festival, Manchester Music Festival, and IMS Prussia Cove. 

In Spring of 2025, he released his debut recording on Apple Music and Spotify of Mamiko Hirai's "Magenta Stallion", commissioned by the Ryuji Ueno Foundation.

Performing highlights include concerto appearances with the National Philharmonic, the United States Army Orchestra, the Kennett Symphony, the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra, the Krasnoyarsk Chamber Orchestra, the Siberian State Symphony Orchestra, and the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra.

A graduate of the Juilliard School and the Yale School of Music, Kenneth is currently pursuing his Performer’s Diploma at Indiana University with James Ehnes.