Jolianne von Einem was raised in Los Angeles and studied violin at UCLA and USC and baroque violin with Monica Huggett. She performs and records with a number of highly acclaimed chamber & orchestral ensembles including the Portland, Los Angles, Seattle, and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestras, Magnificat, and is a co-founder of the ensemble El Mundo. In Europe she has performed and recorded with The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Hausmusik and Trio Sonnerie. She can be heard on the Audioquest, EMI, Harmonia Mundi, Koch, & Telarc labels.

Ms. von Einem now lives in Humboldt County where whe started the Harvest Music Festival and a garden. She likes to sail with her husband Rob Diggins and dream about boat building. In her spare time she is a free-lance dolphin trainer.