About

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Long Okada is a violist and baroque violinist, currently based in Boston, Massachusetts, and enjoys a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician, and teacher.

A passionate advocate for the performance of British music, he frequently programs works for viola by British composers in his recitals. He has a particular interest in the folksong revival in the early 20th century and how it shaped the classical music landscape, particularly works for string instruments, in Great Britain. He has had the honor of performing at a wide range of venues including Queen's Hall, St Botolph without Aldgate, David Josefowitz Recital Hall, Salle de concert du Domaine Forget, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Brown Hall at New England Conservatory.

An active chamber musician, he plays with flutist Nicholas Southwick in Duo Gwynne, which held an Artist Fellowship with Music for Food in the concert season 2023-2024. The Duo made their concert debut at the historic St. Botolph without Aldgate in the City of London, England, and subsequently enjoyed many performance engagements in the United Kingdom and the United States, notably celebrating the coronation of King Charles III at the Church of Holy Cross, St Pancras. He has appeared in music festivals around the world including Composers Now, Domaine Forget, Manchester Music Festival, Summer in Aldgate, and Zephyr International Chamber Music Festival. He has also had the privilege of performing with many esteemed musicians including Thomas Bowes, Bonnie Hampton, Mark Menzies, Inesa Sinkevych, and Xiao Wang. 

A sought-after orchestral musician, he is a frequent guest with the viola section of the Cape Symphony and has also performed with Sainsbury Royal Academy Soloists, Nevis Ensemble, and other orchestras in North America, Europe, and Asia.

As an enthusiastic instructor with a holistic educational approach, he holds the Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (LRAM) and teaches viola and violin at Concord Conservatory of Music and Kingsley Montessori School in Massachusetts. He previously maintained a flourishing private studio of violin, viola, and piano students in London, U.K..

He holds a Bachelor of Music from New York University and a Master of Music from the Royal Academy of Music in London. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. His principal teachers include Danielle Farina, Karen Ritscher, Sarah Darling, Jane Atkins and Martin Outram. He has also performed in masterclasses for many renowned musicians including Désirée Elsevier, Nobuko Imai, Kim Kashkashian, and Hartmut Rohde.