Jaap Schröder, distinguished Dutch violinist and musical pedagogue, has enjoyed a multi-faceted career: quartet player, baroque violinist, soloist, conductor and teacher. He has long been engaged in research into violin literature of the 17th and 18th centuries and was one of the international pioneers in the founding of ensembles to perform in historically appropriate playing styles, notably with Quadro Amsterdam and Concerto Amsterdam. As a soloist, Mr. Schröder has recorded repertoire ranging from works by Biber, through the J. S. Bach solo suites and sonatas, to the complete violin cycle of Beethoven for such labels as Harmonia Mundi, Virgin Classics and Smithsonian. He has directed concerts and recordings on both sides of the Atlantic of such prestigious ensembles as the Academy of Ancient Music and the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra. As a chamber musician he has founded several ensembles including the Smithson Quartet, Quartetto Esterhazy, and the Atlantis Trio & Atlantis Ensemble. His recordings have won many awards including a Grammy nomination. Mr. Schröder has taught on the faculties of the Yale School of Music and the Luxembourg Conservatory, and is frequently invited as a visiting performer-scholar to other universities and music conservatories in America and Europe.