Rosie Weiss is a versatile violinist and fiddler, studio musician, and arranger. Residing in Miami, Florida and Billings, Montana, she currently performs with the Palm Beach Symphony, Florida Grand Opera, Billings Symphony, Bozeman Symphony, Venice Symphony, South Beach Chamber Ensemble, Zestrio, and more.

As an orchestral musician, she was a member of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the USA, where she served for three seasons as assistant and associate concertmaster, performing in Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and other world class venues across Russia, Europe, and China, with such artists as Joshua Bell and Emanuel Ax. She was also a member of the Orchestra of the Americas for their South American tour. She has worked with conductors such as Valery Gergiev, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Carlos Miguel Prieto, and Gerard Schwarz. 

As a chamber musician, she has spent her summers performing in festivals such as Festival Napa Valley and Zephyr International Chamber Music Festival. As a member of the Henry Mancini Institute String Quartet, she performed an original arrangement at National Sawdust in NYC, as a featured artist on the Billings Symphony Sukin Series, and across the Adirondacks. She currently performs with Zestrio (piano trio) around Montana and Wyoming. Her chamber music mentors have included Jeffrey Zeigler, Scott Flavin, Jodi Levitz, and the Muir String Quartet.


As a soloist, Rosie won 1st prize in the Montana Association of Symphony Orchestra's Young Artist's Competition in both the Junior and College Divisions. As a result, she's been a guest soloist with several symphonies in Montana and Michigan.

As a fiddler, Rosie began playing Celtic when she was 4 years old with the Billings Ceilidh Fiddlers. She performed with them for 15 years, including tours to Scotland and Ireland. She had also won two Montana State championships in Texas style fiddling by the time she was 10. She’s been an instructor at the Montana Fiddle Camp, and has performed with Jeremy Kittel, Quinn Bachand, and Bobby Hicks. Her mentors include Alastair Fraser, Natalie MacMaster, Brian Wicklund, and Buddy Spicher. She enjoys collaborating with others to bring fiddle music to classical audiences, and classical music to small town venues and rural schools. 

As a studio musician, Rosie has recorded for artists such as Julio Reyes Copello, Kishi Bashi, and Camilo Rodriguez. She also appears on John Daversa’s Grammy award-winning album, “American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom.” 

Rosie received her Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Frost School of Music, University of Miami on a full-ride scholarship and a Henry Mancini Institute Fellowship. She also has a minor in music business and a cognate in Web & Mobile Design.