Airena Nakamura

Principal 2nd Violin and Section Leader

Airena Nakamura holds the position of Principal 2nd Violin and Section Leader in the Opera Australia Orchestra, having first joined the Orchestra in 2004. Starting her musical studies at the age of three, Airena, under the tutelage of Christopher Kimber and Dene Olding, went on to complete a Bachelor of Music Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Fun fact: My instrument was made in Rome by Franciscus de Emilianis in 1740 and is on permanent loan.