Biography

Cellist Rose Bellini is an adventurous musician accomplished in traditional, experimental, and interdisciplinary performance. She regularly performs with classical music ensembles, modern dance companies, bands, and chamber and orchestral groups across the country.

Rose's career has included appearances in venues ranging from neighborhood bars to Off Broadway to Denali National Park to Carnegie Hall. She has performed with the International Contemporary Ensemble, Wordless Music Orchestra, Ensemble Signal, FLUX Quartet, Orchestra of St. Luke's, East Village Opera Company, American Opera Projects, folk singers, and rock bands.

Currently based in Seattle, Rose performs with Seattle Chamber Orchestra, Seattle Modern Orchestra, the Sound Ensemble, Inverted Space Ensemble, Candlelight Concerts, singer/songwriters, rock bands, studio musicians, and other artists across musical genres in the Pacific Northwest. Her live recording of Steve Reich's Cello Counterpoint has been regularly highlighted by NPR's Performance Today.

A graduate of Indiana University-Bloomington, her primary teachers were Emilio Colón and Janos Starker. Rose leads a dual career as a non-profit professional, and volunteers her time to local arts organizations to provide fundraising strategy and leadership.