Manami has performed both nationally and internationally with orchestras, chamber ensembles, and in numerous recital settings. Besides serving as the KSO’s concertmistress, Manami is concertmaster and associate director of Collegium Cincinnati, concertmaster of the Ohio Valley Symphony and South Florida Symphony Orchestra; principal second violinist and personnel manager of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra; and an associate member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.

Manami’s solo performances include appearances with the North Florida Symphony Orchestra, Collegium Cincinnati, and several appearances with the KSO, most recently in all four of Vivaldi’ Four Seasons. Also an accomplished chamber musician, Manami has performed in CCM Faculty and Alumni Chamber Music series; in the Taft Chamber Music, Contemporary Arts Center Chamber Music, and Knox Music series; and with concert:nova ensemble. In addition to performing, Manami is an adjunct professor of violin and viola at Xavier University.

Manami holds the Gloria Goering Memorial Chair. John Goering is proud to continue to support Manami and the KSO in Gloria’s memory in their mission to provide fresh and engaging cultural entertainment for the residents of Northern Kentucky and the whole Tristate for the 2021–22 season.