Janani Sivakumar

Janani Sivakumar joined the Omaha Symphony violin section in 2026. Previously, she was a fellow at the New World Symphony and a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. She has appeared as a substitute musician with the Chicago Symphony, the Grant Park Orchestra, and the Charleston Symphony. She spends her summers performing with the Britt Festival Orchestra, where she is a member of the first violin section.

Janani earned bachelor's and master's degrees in violin performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music under the tutelage of Grigory Kalinovsky and Simin Ganatra. During her time at Indiana University, she was a recipient of the Barbara and David Jacobs Scholarship and served as principal second violin of the Chamber Orchestra.

In addition to her musical pursuits, Janani holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and was a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow in Mandarin Chinese at Indiana University.

In her spare time, she enjoys running, rock climbing, and reading mysteries