Rosemary Salvucci
About rosIE
Rosie Salvucci is a double bassist with a career spanning orchestral, chamber, and historical performance across Europe and North America. She currently holds a position in the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's scheme in London.
A specialist in both modern and period performance, Rosie has performed with the Opernhaus Zürich, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble Resonanz, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Musica Sequenza, and the Helsinki Philharmonic, among others. She is a regular guest with the Mecklenburgische Staatskapelle Schwerin, Ensemble Resonanz, and the Brandenburger Symphoniker. She previously served as Solo Bassist in the Orchestra Academy of Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
Her interest in historical performance led her to study Early Music and Violone at the Universität der Künste Berlin. She holds a Master's from the Hochschule für Musik Basel and a Bachelor's from Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, where she graduated cum laude with Distinction in Research and Creative Work.
She speaks English, Spanish, German, French, and Italian.
"CHARISMA,
SENSITIVITY
& technical facilities
of the highest level"
“Rosie Salvucci is an outstanding musician, with vast musical insight ranging from Baroque to Modern music, charisma, sensitivity and technical facilities of the highest level.”
Christoph Eschenbach
PERFORMANCES
& recordings
Rosie Salvucci is a sought-after recording artist whose recent projects include work with Warner Classics Korea, Sony Classics, Onyx, and Deutsche Grammophon. Her playing can be heard in film and television including Arcane, Star Trek: Discovery, Pokémon Sky, Spook Me 2, We Were the Lucky Ones, and Der Insasse. In 2022, she joined Max Richter's Recomposed: Vivaldi The Four Seasons tour at the Berliner Philharmonie. Her recording of Alexandre Ouzounoff's Cinq Bagatelles for bassoon and double bass with Scott Pool is due out in Fall 2026. Discover her recordings and performances here.
An active festival performer, she has appeared at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Telemann Festival, Aldeburgh Music Festival, Schlossfestspiele Ludwigsburg, Pacific Music Festival, and Music Academy of the West, among others. She was also a member of Ensemble Reflektor and bassist for Podium Esslingen.
Discover her full schedule of performances here.