Katsumi WF Music
- New York City, NY
- Violinist
- 140 Verified Bookings
Samease H. said “Not only was Katsumi an amazing musician but she was pleasant and fit right into the theme of the event. She was outstanding and we will use her again…”
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With 15+ years of violin experience in all genres, I have an extensive background in solo performance, string quartets, and orchestras. Whether you need someone to fill a gap in your ensemble or perform as a soloist, I have the versatility and skills needed to ensure the job gets done. From classical pieces to pop covers, I will learn your requested music quickly and flawlessly so that your event's soundtrack is one less thing to worry about.
Julia was absolutely incredible!! She played at our wedding ceremony, and it truly wouldn’t have been the same without her gorgeous music. She was so easy to work with and accommodating throughout the whole process. Our ceremony location wasn’t the easiest venue, but she worked with it flawlessly. She also already knew the songs we wanted by memory, which speaks to her experience and skill. We couldn’t be happier that she was part of our special day!
Julia was wonderful. Came on time. She played well. Would definitely recommend her to friends. Lots of good compliments from the guests.
Beautiful job! Can’t ask for a better violinist for our ceremony! Also played song requested super talented
Julia was very communicative from the start till the day of! She played for our wedding and it was EXACTLY as planned! HIGHLY recommend her for any event! Highest of ratings !!!!
Julia was great and my guests enjoyed her performance.
I am a photographer and coordinated with Julia to perform at a marriage proposal I was photographing. She showed up early, and came through with the preferred song choice at the exact moment of the proposal. Had a great medley of other songs after the proposal to make the moment that much more meaningful. Definitely recommend!
Julia performed an amazing set of songs by The Weeknd per my request. I was super appreciative of the attention to detail and how well she coordinated everything.
Would definitely hire for another event! I wish I could upload videos of the songs, they sounded lovely!
Julia was great at performing and our residents loved her at our community event! We will definitely book her again.
Book Julia! She is awesome, attentive and so good at what she does.
Julia played Love Song by Taylor Swift for my bridal entrance. It was truly amazing.
Thank you again Julia :)
Julia was absolutely amazing & such a very nice person! There was absolutely no worries at all, she came on time & performed beautifully! 5 stars isn’t a high enough rating! My guests gave me a lot of compliments about her as well! Thank you so much Julia!
Julia's music was a joy to have during our microwedding Jan 2021. She was punctual, polite and very talented. My guests loved her music and it was the perfect cherry to top off our romantic ambience.
I was so happy that during this crazy year, we were able to still have Julia play on at our quaint, backyard wedding. Although I missed most of her music due to being the bride and all, it still was the special touch we wanted to make it extra special. She is super talented and just wish I could have been in 2 places at once that day to thoroughly enjoy it too. Thanks again!
Julia was very professional from beginning to end. She arrived early for setup, was very responsive to contacts and collaborated well with us. We were so pleased with it all.
Julia was great! My guest and i were so pleased. She played lovely was on time and easy to communicate with. She made our wedding ceremony 10x better thank you so much!
Julia performed at my daughters wedding. Her talent is amazing and truly a highlight of the ceremony.
Julia was absolutely great! I highly recommend her for any event you are planning to have. I can’t thank her enough. Everything was perfect! Thank you!
Julia and her pianist Nathan arrived promptly, were professional and played the most beautiful music! They played holiday classics as well as a terrific playlist of current music. We hired them for our annual Christmas party and we will certainly do so again! Their music created a wonderful holiday vibe- we highly recommend!
We could not recommend Julia more highly! She was a delight to work with, the utmost professional and a supremely talented violinist. She was very helpful in working with us to select the music for our ceremony, making it feel very personal. Our guests remarked how beautifully she played and how her performance set the scene for our special day. If you are looking for a violinist, your search ends with Julia.
Julia was so wonderful on our wedding day but also she was great about communicating up until the day of our ceremony. She emailed me confirming details and asking questions and was very responsive. She played beautifully and made my wedding day very special. I had a dream to walk the aisle to a certain song and she made that dream come true!
Julia was so amazing!!! She and the pianist played I cant help falling in love with you when the bridal party walked in. And a thousand years when I walked down the isle with my dad. Literally the most perfect thing I've ever heard. Everyone was crying. It was a mush fest. And because it was a ceremony in a church, there was specific songs to be played which they nailed!! I would recommend them over and over again. They knew everything they had to do and had such professionalism. Xoxox I cant thank them enough!!
Very happy with Julia! She was perfect for our small ceremony!
Julia did an outstanding job. Would highly recommend her.
I never got to actually meet Julia but she was kind and accommodating over the phone. She was punctual and the music was great! I recommend her :)
Julia was professional and her music was the perfect backdrop for our outside wedding. She was very helpful and made great suggestions for the pieces for each part of the ceremony. She was flexible and came earlier when I asked her to at the last minute. I highly recommend her!
Julia made my special day so much more special. Everyone spoke highly of her. She played wonderfully.
Everyone enjoyed Julia's performance. Julia arrived on time and played a mix of arrangements as agreed. Received positive comments from attendees stating how well Julia's performance blended with the serene environment. Would definitely hire Julia again.
Julia played in a private room for my parents 60th wedding anniversary for about 25 family members. She was prompt, very courteous and extremely professional. She played everything we agreed to in a play list she previously shared with me. Her music, sound and performance was outstanding and perfect for the event. I highly recommend Julia as a violinist.
She played beautifully and was very friendly. I'd definitely recommend her!!
Thank you Julia for being professional, punctual, and most importantly for making my daughter's party extra special for her.
She played for a party in a semi private room, in a large restaurant. It was a 90th birthday for my mother, she had to deal with others eating around us at the restaurant, and about 30 people attending the party that were not completely silent as she performed.She was totally focused , never got distracted and for those who only wanted to hear her they felt like they were at Carnigie Hall with front row seats. She is a professional by all standards and plays beautifully. It is my deepest apology to Julia that I announced her name wrong. There really is no excuse on my part, but this was the first time I have ever tried to put an event together like this with so many friends and relatives that I have not seen for a long time,in addition to trying to make the event perfect, I need much more practice for I was much more nervous than Julia.. Bravo and Thank You Julia, Don
Julia did an amazing job with her musical talent! We wanted a small intimate ceremony with some background music and that is exactly what she gave us! On time and was very pleased with her song choices !
Julia was prompt and on time a very personable girl and her music was unforgettable everybody praise tour and said that they really enjoyed it .
Julia communicated well before the event so I knew she was coming. She was quite late to the event as she got lost so instead of being there 2 hours she was there maybe an hour. Her music was appropriate for our event and she dressed appropriately. Nice girl
Everyone talked about how great the violinist was at our wedding. Thank you Julia!!
Julia and her music added the touch of ambience that we needed to make our small, family wedding in our garden extra special. She was talented, helpful, willing to play our special requests; all around lovely. Thank you again Julia!
Julia did a great job at our Graduation Party. Everything we asked her to do she was happy to do it. She played all songs we asked for and was on time.
Julia is definitively an excellent violinist. I had the pleasure to work with her during an intimate ceremony in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Talented and professional, everyone was extremely pleased with her services and would recommend her to anyone.
Julia was wonderful!! She played exactly what was requested and did a great job. I highly recommend her to anyone who would love to have a violinist at their event.
We had Julia come out and play on a song with us for Good Friday...she was completely professional and played so beautifully! It was such a pleasure to work with her! We will definitely be calling her again in the future!!
Price Range: $100 - 500
Gig Length: 20 - 150 minutes
Languages: English, Italian
Julia Mills began playing the violin at the age of four and has since gone on to have a successful career as an event violinist. From classical pieces to hip-hop covers, she has performed at birthdays, anniversaries, religious services, and weddings.
In 2014, she was hired as a guest musician by the Columbus Indiana Orchestra for the duration of their fall season, and her first solo gigs were in her home state of New Jersey later that year. She studied at Oberlin College and Conservatory for her undergraduate degree.
Throughout the past decade, she has grown her business as an event violinist across the country. In 2023, she completed her M.A. in Music, Science, and Technology at Stanford University. Now back on the east coast, she looks forward to continuing to perform in the greater NYC area.
Unless the gig is in a very large outdoor or indoor space, I do not need any amplification to play solo or with a pianist. If playing with a DJ or larger wedding band, I can use a wireless mic that attaches to my violin and connects to all typical DJ/amp set-ups.
I do not have vendor insurance - if your venue requires it, please let me know before booking so I can make the necessary arrangements.
TOP WEDDING PICKS
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Bridal Chorus (Wagner)
Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis)
Canon in D Major (Pachelbel)
Le Cygne (Saint-Saëns)
Minuet (Boccherini)
Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
Spring (Vivaldi)
Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
CLASSICAL
Adagio (Albinoni)
Adagio Cantabile (Beethoven)
Am Camin (Schumann)
Andante Cantabile (Tchaikovsky)
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Brindisi, from La Traviata (Verdi)
Claire de Lune (Debussy)
La Donna è Mobile, from Rigoletto (Verdi)
Largo, from Xerxes (Handel)
Le Cygne (Saint-Saëns)
Liebeslied (Kreisler)
Liebesträum (Liszt)
Meditation, from Thaïs (Massanet)
Minuet (Boccherini)
Minuet in G (Beethoven)
Nocturne in E Flat Major (Chopin)
Song without Words (Mendelssohn)
Spring (Vivaldi)
To the Spring (Grieg)
Träumerei (Schumann)
Vocalise (Rachmaninoff)
POP, ROCK, & R&B
A Million Dreams (P!nk)
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
All of Me (John Legend)
Clocks (Coldplay)
From the Ground Up (Dan + Shay)
If I Ain’t Got You (Alicia Keys)
In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)
Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars)
Marry You (Bruno Mars)
Paradise (Coldplay)
Part of Your Symphony (Clean Bandit)
Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
Royals (Lorde)
Stairway to Heaven (Led Zepplin)
Sweet Child o’ Mine (Guns N’ Roses)
The Scientist (Coldplay)
Thinkin Bout You (Frank Ocean)
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
Viva La Vida (Coldplay)
Wake Me Up (Avicii)
Without You (David Guetta)
You and Me (Lifehouse)
You Are the Reason (Calum Scott)
Young & Beautiful (Lana Del Rey)
Your Song (Ellie Goulding)
HIP HOP
0 to 100 (Drake)
All of the Lights (Kanye West)
Bad and Boujee (Migos)
Black and Yellow (Wiz Khalifa)
Candy Shop (50 Cent)
Congratulations (Post Malone)
Empire State of Mind (Jay-Z)
In Da Club (50 Cent)
Lose Yourself (Eminem)
Mask Off (Future)
Remember the Name (Fort Minor)
Rockstar (Post Malone)
Pills N Potions (Nicki Minaj)
Still D.R.E. (Dr. Dre)
Swimming Pools (Kendrick Lamar)
T-Shirt (Migos)
Trap Queen (Fetty Wap)
Tunnel Vision (Kodak Black)
Unforgettable (French Montana)
Wild Thoughts (DJ Khaled)
CLASSIC POP
All I Ask of You (Phantom of the Opera)
Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis)
Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)
Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra)
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
In My Life (The Beatles)
L-O-V-E (Nat King Cole)
Love Theme, from Cinema Paradiso (Morricone)
Night and Day (Cole Porter)
Por Ti Volare (Andrea Bocelli)
Save Your Love for Me (Nancy Wilson)
The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra)
Through the Years (Kenny Rogers)
Till There Was You (The Beatles)
Yesterday (The Beatles)
HOLIDAY TUNES
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
Christmas Time Is Here
Deck the Halls
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Jingle Bell Rock
Let It Snow
Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
The First Noel
Underneath the Tree
White Christmas
You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Samease H. said “Not only was Katsumi an amazing musician but she was pleasant and fit right into the theme of the event. She was outstanding and we will use her again…”
Samia M. said “Xinou was punctual, kind and most of all an amazing violinist. He played a mix of classicals and pop music, and was also able to play songs from a playlist…”
Raymond P. said “It was Beautiful from start to finish Yut is an Amazing Violinist. Worked well with the little details I gave him in such short notice . Thank you for…”
Adena W. said “Lara played for about an hour at wedding ceremony in the park. She gave us a great list of pop songs she could play (accompanied by background music she…”