Baltimore native Kristin Bakkegard is an active violinist and teacher in the greater Baltimore/Annapolis area. She is the Associate Principal 2nd Violin of Annapolis Symphony, a first violin section member of both the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and Principal 2nd Violin of the nationally touring Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra. Kristin performs with several other groups across the mid-Atlantic region such as the Richmond Symphony, Delaware Symphony, and Apollo Orchestra as well. She has appeared as soloist with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra with Vivaldi’s Spring and the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra on Saint-Saëns’ Havanaise.
An avid chamber musician, Kristin is a member of the Annapolis Chamber Players and Riverhawk String Quartet, as well as a frequent guest musician in chamber ensembles across Maryland, performing with the Allegheny Ensemble, Shepherd Trio, and Karen Lau Quartet. She has been a member of BCO’s Live Wire String Quartet since 2017. Kristin has performed across Europe and North America, including in Spain as part of the Annapolis Symphony’s 2022 Tour. Outside of the classical music world, Kristin has appeared on four NPR Tiny Desk concerts, collaborating with Meg Myers, indie rock band alt-J, lead singer Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, and most recently 2022 Tiny Desk Contest winner Alisa Amador.
Kristin is an enthusiastic teacher, maintaining a full private studio, teaching for the Apex music program at Broadneck High School in Annapolis, and serving on faculty at the Annapolis Symphony Academy. She is a sought-after coach, having worked with string students at the Columbia Youth Orchestra, College Park Youth Orchestra, Strathmore’s East County Strings program, and the Annapolis Chamber Music Project.
In her free time, Kristin enjoys making music with her violinist husband, Paul, and watching their greyhound Jovie sleep, where they reside in Arnold, MD.
