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Camerata Artists

Svend Rønning, violin

Violinist Svend Rønning is Chair of the String Division at Pacific Lutheran University where he is Associate Professor of Music. He is also one of the most active performers in the Puget Sound, serving as Concertmaster of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director of the Second City Chamber Series, and violinist with the Regency String Quartet and the Puget Sound Co nsort. Svend Rønning has appeared in venues around the world and has served as Concertmaster of various orchestras throughout the United States. As soloist, he has appeared with numerous orchestras, including the Charlottesville Symphony, the Prague Radio Symphony, Orchestra Seattle, and the Tacoma Symphony. Recent solo engagements include concerts in Ithaca, New York, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California, Norway, Hungary, and Australia. Dr. Rønning is a native of the Pacific Northwest and holds an undergraduate degree in violin performance from Pacific Lutheran University. He subsequently earned a Master of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Yale University. His teachers include Syoko Aki, Sidney Harth, Jaap Schröder, and Ann Tremaine.