Christian Svarfvar

Violinist Christian Svarfvar is among Scandinavia's most highly regarded musicians. He often programs contemporary music and has collaborated with composers in a wide variety of styles. Svarfvar was born in 1982 in Sweden. His father, Sven-Ole Svarfvar, was a former concertmaster of the Norwegian Opera and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and his mother was also a violin teacher; his sister is also a concert violinist. Svarfvar had his first lessons in the Suzuki method, soon supplanted by those from his father, and by 12, he was performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E mi...