Ruxandra Marquardt (nee Simionescu) was born in Bucharest, Romania. She attended the 'George Enescu' School of Music, Bucharest Conservatory of Music and Indiana University at Bloomington. Among her teachers are Modeste Iftinchi, Stefan Gheorghiu and Joseph Gingold. She has been active as a soloist and chamber musician since her early teens. She was a participant at the Indianapolis International Violin Competition, the Yehudi Menuhin Competition in the UK and the Richard Wagner International Festival in Bayreuth. She was awarded a Gold Medal at the Concertino Prague International Competition and a Silver Medal in the Henri Wieniawski International Competition in Poland. She has also made solo recordings for Romanian, German, and Hungarian TV and radio. From 1988 to 2000, she was the Associate Concertmaster of the Syracuse Symphony and served on the faculty of Syracuse University. She also participated in the Grand Tetons and the Eastern Music Festivals. She is currently the Principal Second Violin with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.

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