Gemma Rosefield

Cello

Gemma Rosefield is an internationally active British cellist who established herself at an early age as one of the leading musicians of her generation. She won the prestigious Pierre Fournier Award in 2007 and made her concerto debut at the age of sixteen after winning First Prize at the European Music for Youth Competition in Oslo, performing Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto with the Norwegian Radio Symphony Orchestra in a televised concert.

She has been acclaimed by international critics including The Strad, the London Evening Standard, and BBC Music Magazine, and has appeared as a soloist in major concert halls such as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Wigmore Hall in London. She has also made several critically praised recordings, including releases on Hyperion with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Manze.

Gemma Rosefield performs regularly worldwide and has appeared with orchestras such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, as well as participating in numerous premieres of contemporary works. A dedicated chamber musician, she is the cellist of Ensemble 360 and a member of the Leonore Piano Trio, with whom she has made several award-winning recordings. Alongside her performing career, she is Professor of Cello at the Royal College of Music in London and plays a cello made in Naples in 1704 by Alessandro Gagliano.

Participating in these concerts

Idyll

The concert takes the listener through American soundscapes and Romantic highlights – from Edward MacDowell’s New England Idylls and Nicky Sohn’s poetic Cynthia and Deer

From East to West

The concert opens with Samuel Barber’s String Quartet, best known for its famous Adagio, followed by clarinetist Christoffer Sundqvist bringing clarinet magic to Nicky Sohn’s

Re:Vision

This concert weaves together tradition and renewal through four strong voices from different eras. Charles Ives’s folk-inspired String Quartet is followed by Nicky Sohn’s sparkling

Gala Concert

Four Seasons & Nox One of the most famous works of the Baroque era, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons revolutionised music history and introduced programme music,

Nocturne

A concert in the stairway of Vaasa City Hall takes on a special atmosphere as the evening light and natural acoustics bring out every nuance

Rodeo & Rhapsody

In this concert, star oboist Nicholas Daniel is truly given space to shine. The evening opens with Copland’s rhythmic Buckaroo Holiday from the ballet Rodeo,

Rodeo & Rhapsody

In this concert, star oboist Nicholas Daniel is truly given space to shine. The evening opens with Copland’s rhythmic Buckaroo Holiday from the ballet Rodeo,