Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai’i, Akari Hatanaka is a dedicated musician who enjoys a versatile career performing on both violin and viola. She is the principal second violinist of Ballet Indiana and the second violinist of the Primavère Quartet. Akari has performed with ensembles such as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Sarasota Orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, and the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra. An avid chamber musician, she has performed with artists such as Naoko Tanaka and Rita Sloan, among others. She has studied with Mauricio Fuks, Alexander Kerr, Naoko Tanaka, and Mimi Zweig.