Dave Read reports Monday (3/30) on Berkshirelinks.com (Massachusetts) that on March 29 retired Boston Symphony Orchestra “violinist Ronald Knudsen passed away peacefully in the comfort of his beloved home surrounded by family…. As a highly respected member of Boston’s professional musical community, Ron was known as a violinist, conductor and an educator. Throughout his extended career he devoted himself to bringing classical music of all kinds to the widest possible audience. Born in Nebraska and raised in Minnesota, he studied at the MacPhail School of Music in Minneapolis and Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, MD. Following Peabody he was a Tanglewood Music Center Fellow, where he served as both the orchestra’s concertmaster and soloist…. Before coming to Boston in 1965 to join the Boston Symphony violin section Ron was a member of the Baltimore and Detroit Symphony Orchestras.” In his final years Knudsen had served as music director of the New Philharmonia Orchestra in Newton, Mass. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his name can be directed to the New Philharmonia Music Director Legacy Fund, P.O. Box 610384, Newton, MA 02461.
Posted March 31, 2015
