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"Without music, life would be a blank to me." - Jane Austen

Rut Ingólfsdóttir

Rut Ingólfsdóttir studied at the Reykjavík College of Music and later at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, graduating with honours in 1969. Since her return to Iceland, she has been a prominent figure on the Icelandic musical scene. She was one of the founders of Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra and re- mained its leader until 2010. For several years she was also a member of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, as its deputy leader. Besides several solo appear- ances with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Rut Ingólfsdóttir has given num- erous concerts both on Iceland and abroad, and has made many recordings for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. Her contributions to Icelandic musical life have earned her several distinctions, including the Icelandic Order of the Falcon and the STEF (the Icelandic Performing Rights Society) award, as well as the Croix de chevalier of the French Légion d’honneur.