Ahra Cho

Violinist Ahra Cho joined the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra as Associate Concertmaster in August 2026, following five seasons with the Omaha Symphony, where she served as Associate Concertmaster. She has also performed as a substitute violinist with the New York Philharmonic.

Ahra has been deeply involved in chamber music and has performed extensively in a wide range of chamber music programs. During her five seasons with the Omaha Symphony, she was regularly featured as a chamber musician with the Omaha Chamber Music Society, performing a diverse selection of chamber repertoire each season. She also participated in a masterclass presented by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and performed at Lincoln Center in New York City.

During her tenure with the Omaha Symphony, she was regularly featured as a soloist, appearing with the orchestra in works including Beethoven’s Triple Concerto and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. She has also performed with the Colorado Music Festival as Principal Second Violin. Her performing experience spans orchestral, solo, and chamber music engagements throughout North America and Asia.

In 2015, Ahra won the Mozart Classical String Competition in New York City, which led to her U.S. debut with the Manhattan School of Music String Chamber Orchestra, where she performed Mozart’s Violin Concerto in D Major. She has received top prizes at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition, the Duxbury Music Festival Concerto Competition, and the Chamber Music Competition. She has appeared as a soloist with orchestras in South Korea and the United States, including the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and has performed at distinguished venues such as the Seoul Arts Center, Kumho Art Hall, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.

A native of Seoul, South Korea, Ahra began studying the violin at the age of four. She earned a bachelor’s degree with honors from Seoul National University before moving to the United States to pursue a Master of Music degree at Manhattan School of Music. In 2019, she earned an Artist Diploma in Orchestral Performance on a full scholarship.