Kurt Münstedt, Violinist

Based in New Orleans, LA, Kurt Münstedt is an active violinist, music educator, and a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra since 2017.  He currently serves on the violin and chamber music faculty at the University of New Orleans.  A passionate chamber musician, Kurt is a founding and active member of the Radio Bird Quartet, Rogue Baroque, and the Lott String Quartet (currently quartet-in-residence at the University of New Orleans). During the summers, he performs with the Breckenridge Music Festival in Colorado.

Originally from Needham, Massachusetts, Mr. Münstedt holds Bachelor of Music degrees in violin and audio recording from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Masters degree from Carnegie Mellon.  His principal teachers include Joel Smirnoff and Andres Cardenes.  He has performed with the Schleswig Holstein Festival Orchestra (Germany), Pacific Music Festival (Japan), and the Sebastians (NYC).  Mr. Münstedt received his Suzuki training under the guidance of Kimberly Meier-Sims, and teaches an enthusiastic studio of students from the front of his historic shotgun house in the Lower 7th Ward.

Mr. Münstedt performs at CCCMF 2022 on October 11 and 12