Karl Braaten - Violin
(On leave for the 2021 season) Karl Braaten has played with the Lake Placid Sinfonietta for more than a dozen summers. Karl studied with David Updegraff at the Cleveland Institute of Music for his undergraduate work, and then earned his Masters degree at Northwestern University. Karl has played with the Chicago Civic Orchestra, Florida Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Florida West Coast Symphony, and is currently a member of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in Birmingham, Alabama.