Born in 1960, the Swedish cellist Mats Rondin studied at the Swedish Radio Music School in Edsberg, continuing his studies in London with William Pleeth, and also with Ralph Kirshbaum and Mstislav Rostropovich, From 1982 to 1985 he served as principal cellist with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and since then has occupied a similar position with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. He teaches at the Music Acadenties in Malmö and Stockholm and is well-known as a soloist, as well as for his numerous recordings. According to Esa-Pekka Salonen, 'His technique is impeccable, his musicality intense and his taste unfailingly refined'.
