Christopher Bolduc 

Christopher Bolduc is an American violinist and educator. He was born into a musical family in Boca Raton, Florida and was exposed to various genres of music ranging from Brazilian Bossa Nova, Fusion, Jazz and Western and Indian Classical music. He began studying violin at the age of 11. Soon after he became concertmaster of his respective school orchestras and participated in regional academic orchestras like All-County and All-State Orchestras, securing the concertmaster position of both during his senior year. During previous summers, Mr. Bolduc attended Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, Brancaleoni International Music Festival, the DaPonte String Quartet Institute and Bad Leonfelden Sommerakadamie receiving lessons from pedagogues Mimi Zwieg, Rictor Noren, I-Hao Lee, Bayla Keyes, Marcus Thompson and Mark Gothoni. He graduated with a BA in violin performance from the University of South Florida in 2020, a masters in Violin Performance from the University of Massachusetts in 2022 and a masters in Chamber Music from the University of South Florida in 2024. From 2024-2027, Mr. Bolduc will be attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison pursuing a Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree in Violin Performance as a School of Music Fellow under the direction of David Perry. He currently holds the posts of Concertmaster of the Middleton Community Orchestra and instructor of violin at the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra (WYSO) Music Makers Program. From 2025-2027, Mr. Bolduc will be a member of University of Wisconsin-Madison's Community of Graduate Research Scholars, collaborating and exchanging ideas with professionals in various departments in the College of Letters & Sciences.