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Newly appointed Music Director of Sacramento Baroque Soloists, Laura Jeannin performs regularly on period and modern instruments in the United States and around the world. She has appeared as soloist with Juilliard415 and New York Baroque Inc., and has performed as violinist and violist under well known conductors such as Nicholas McGegan, Masaaki Suzuki, William Christie, Richard Egarr, Jordi Savall, Monica Huggett, Mark Morris, Manfredo Kraemer, and Jeffrey Thomas.
Mrs. Jeannin's violin concerto performance in New Zealand was praised by the Otago Times for its “excellent pace, and its exciting and forward motion”.
Mrs. Jeannin has performed with Portland Baroque Orchestra, Bach Collegium San Diego, Juilliard415, New York Baroque Inc, Archetti, Clarion Music Society, Sacramento Baroque Soloists, Ars Minserva, Lyra Baroque Orchestra (under Jacques Ogg), San Jose Baroque Orchestra, San Francisco Bach Choir, UC Berkeley Chorus, and many more. Her summer festival appearances include Lake Tahoe Music Festival (as concertmaster), American Bach Soloists Festival, Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute, Berkeley Festival and Exhibition, and the Bear Valley Music Festival.
A dedicated teacher, Mrs. Jeannin teaches privately in Pleasant Hill and regularly coaches the Sacramento Youth Symphony Summer Workshop.
Mrs. Jeannin studied with Elizabeth Blumenstock and at the Juilliard School with Monica Huggett and Cynthia Roberts. She plays a 1690 Caspar Borbon violin, made in Brussels. When not making music, Laura enjoys baking, photography, knitting, and playing with her baby Julie.