Adele Ohki

I am a Sydney-based violinist, chamber musician, and educator working at a professional level across performance and artistic direction. My background spans international training and performance, including studies at the Eastman School of Music, Northwestern University, and Boston University, and I maintain an active performing career with ensembles such as the Opera Australia Orchestra, the Australian Haydn Ensemble, and Omega Ensemble. Alongside this, I have held senior educational leadership roles, most recently serving as Acting Director of Strings at Barker College, where I led a large-scale strings program and curated high-level performance initiatives. A central focus of my work is chamber music as a model for communication, leadership, and deep listening. I recently founded the Sydney Chamber Music Institute, an initiative designed to support advanced young musicians through intensive, artist-led collaboration and mentorship. I am particularly interested in creating experiences that go beyond traditional performance formats—inviting audiences into the process of music-making, exploring how musicians communicate and make decisions in real time, and drawing connections between artistic practice and broader ideas of teamwork, focus, and creativity. I am comfortable working across both performance and interactive formats, including curated chamber presentations, educational workshops, and collaborative sessions tailored to different audiences, including corporate and community settings. My approach is thoughtful, engaging, and grounded in a high level of artistic integrity, while remaining accessible and relevant to a wide range of participants.