Originally from Tokyo, Japan and now based in New York, NY, Kako Boga is a violinist who performs on both historical and modern instruments. Kako has appeared internationally as a soloist, performing alongside orchestras in Asia, Australia, and the United States, and her solo and chamber music performances have taken her to such distinguished venues as Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center, Weill and Zankel Halls at Carnegie Hall, and the Sydney Opera House. Also sought after as an orchestral musician, Kako most recently led Juilliard415, The Juilliard School's period orchestra, as concertmaster on a recent tour of Germany in collaboration with Yale Schola Cantorum. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including a National YoungArts Foundation Award, The English Concert in America Fellowship, and The Mercury-Juilliard Fellowship.

Deeply committed to community engagement and music education, Kako has worked extensively with the Music Advancement Program, a department of The Juilliard School’s Preparatory Division, offering instruction on violin and chamber music as well as courses on historical performance and curricular studies. Her principal teachers have included Cynthia Roberts, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Robert Lipsett, and Masao Kawasaki. In addition to music, Kako loves food, tea, and naps.