Marina Aikawa was appointed to the second violin section of National Symphony Orchestra by Music Director Gianandrea Noseda in 2019. She was previously a member of the Verbier Festival Orchestra in Switzerland and Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra (2015–16) in Japan.

Since moving to the United States to continue her studies, Aikawa has performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Hyogo Performing Arts Center, and other performance venues, as a member of orchestras and also as a soloist. Aikawa was one of the featured soloists in a tribute concert to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Aikawa has participated in many festivals, including Aspen Music Festival, New York String Orchestra Seminar, National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute, and Verbier Festival.

A native of Japan, Aikawa earned her bachelor's degree from The Juilliard School, master's degree from Yale University School of Music, and orchestra performance degree from Manhattan School of Music where she received a full scholarship. She has studied with former New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow, Lisa Kim, Naoko Tanaka, Syoko Aki Earl, and Luis Haza.