Jacqueline Rodenbeck (violin), 17, hails from Tucson, Arizona, and is a senior at Pusch Ridge Christian Academy. She began playing violin in 2013, taking lessons at the Tucson Youth Music Center first with Kathryn Harpainter and then with Anna Gendler. More recently, her teachers have been University of Arizona Professor Timothy Kantor and Tucson Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Lauren Roth.

Currently, she studies with Prof. Danwen Jiang at Arizona State University. Jacqueline serves as concertmaster of the Tucson Philharmonia Youth Orchestra, where she has been a member for four years.

She has placed in national and local competitions including the 28th Annual Sphinx Competition, 2024 Oracle Chamber Music Competition, TPYO Scholarship Competition, MTNA AZ State Competition, Phoenix Young Musicians competition, COT Young Artists Competition, SASO Youth concerto competition, and TSO young artist competition, after which she was featured on News 4 Tucson KVOA- TV. She has also placed in international competitions including the Bach International music competition, the International Moscow music competition and the Clara Schumann International competition chamber division. Additionally, she has solo with a variety of orchestras including, most recently, the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, the Tucson Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, the Civic Orchestra of Tucson, the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, the Pima Community College String Orchestra and Arizona Symphonic Winds.

Starting from 2016, Jacqueline has attended several music programs and festivals across the country, including the Heifetz International Music Institute, Sphinx Performance Academy, the Encore Summer Academy, the Curtis Network Mentor Program, Oracle Chamber Music Festival and the National Symphony Orchestra Program (NSO) at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

In April 2023, she was featured on NPR’s acclaimed program From the Top (Show 445) which showcases the music and stories of America’s best young classical musicians.

Beyond music, Jacqueline is a dedicated athlete, competing at regional and state levels in cross country and track and field for her high school. She is also a talented vocalist, singing alto in her school’s choir and earning first chair at regional auditions. In her free time, she enjoys reading fantasy novels and learning about plants and animals.

Her past live performances can be found on YouTube by searching Jack Beck Violin.