Acclaimed a “marvelous violinist” by the Washington Post, violinist, composer, and arranger Domenic Salerni is a member of the two-time Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet. Attacca was featured on Billie Eilish’s most recent album “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” and can be heard on the soundtrack to Alfonso Cuarón’s seven-part film series on Apple TV+ “Disclaimer,” playing the music of Finneas. They are also featured, alongside Sō Percussion and Roomful of Teeth, in Caroline Shaw’s film score to Ken Burns’ newest PBS documentary, “Leonardo da Vinci.” Attacca released Maurice Ravel’s “String Quartet” in March on Platoon in honor of his 150th birthday. Domenic arranged 60s Civil Rights era protest songs for the Palaver Strings’ album “a change is gonna come,” featuring tenor Nicholas Phan and jazz vocalist Farayi Malek, released on Azica Records, which was nominated for a Grammy Award this year. The Belvedere Series, Richmond, Virginia’s new salon series, commissioned Salerni’s “Seven Meditations” for piano trio last season thanks to a grant from the Allan and Margot Blank Foundation. In 2022, Attacca created and recorded original music for the podcast “The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome,” which was featured in the New York Times’ Best Podcasts of 2023. Domenic’s first string quartet commission, “Trilobites: a Musical Excavation,” was made possible by the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, founded in 2021 by cellist Katie Terrell, and is featured on West Virginia Public Television. A graduate of the Yale School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, Domenic regularly performs with the Chiarina Chamber Players in Capitol Hill, DC. Recipient of the 2020 CMA Commissioning Grant, Chiarina looks forward to its debut album in its 10th season of the music of Carlos Simon, including the commissioned work, “The Best Cuisine,” featuring co-artistic directors Efi Hackmey and Carrie Bean Stute and bass-baritone Carl DuPont.

Domenic Salerni

Acclaimed a “marvelous violinist” by the Washington Post, violinist, composer, and arranger Domenic Salerni is a member of the two-time Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet. Attacca was featured on Billie Eilish’s most recent album “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” and can be heard on the soundtrack to Alfonso Cuarón’s seven-part film series on Apple TV+ “Disclaimer,” playing the music of Finneas. They are also featured, alongside Sō Percussion and Roomful of Teeth, in Caroline Shaw’s film score to Ken Burns’ newest PBS documentary, “Leonardo da Vinci.” Attacca released Maurice Ravel’s “String Quartet” in March on Platoon in honor of his 150th birthday. Domenic arranged 60s Civil Rights era protest songs for the Palaver Strings’ album “a change is gonna come,” featuring tenor Nicholas Phan and jazz vocalist Farayi Malek, released on Azica Records, which was nominated for a Grammy Award this year. The Belvedere Series, Richmond, Virginia’s new salon series, commissioned Salerni’s “Seven Meditations” for piano trio last season thanks to a grant from the Allan and Margot Blank Foundation. In 2022, Attacca created and recorded original music for the podcast “The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome,” which was featured in the New York Times’ Best Podcasts of 2023. Domenic’s first string quartet commission, “Trilobites: a Musical Excavation,” was made possible by the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, founded in 2021 by cellist Katie Terrell, and is featured on West Virginia Public Television. A graduate of the Yale School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, Domenic regularly performs with the Chiarina Chamber Players in Capitol Hill, DC. Recipient of the 2020 CMA Commissioning Grant, Chiarina looks forward to its debut album in its 10th season of the music of Carlos Simon, including the commissioned work, “The Best Cuisine,” featuring co-artistic directors Efi Hackmey and Carrie Bean Stute and bass-baritone Carl DuPont.

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Acclaimed a “marvelous violinist” by the Washington Post, violinist, composer, and arranger Domenic Salerni is a member of the two-time Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet. Attacca was featured on Billie Eilish’s most recent album “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” and can be heard on the soundtrack to Alfonso Cuarón’s seven-part film series on Apple TV+ “Disclaimer,” playing the music of Finneas. They are also featured, alongside Sō Percussion and Roomful of Teeth, in Caroline Shaw’s film score to Ken Burns’ newest PBS documentary, “Leonardo da Vinci.” Attacca released Maurice Ravel’s “String Quartet” in March on Platoon in honor of his 150th birthday.

Domenic arranged 60s Civil Rights era protest songs for the Palaver Strings’ album “a change is gonna come,” featuring tenor Nicholas Phan and jazz vocalist Farayi Malek, released on Azica Records, which was nominated for a Grammy Award this year. The Belvedere Series, Richmond, Virginia’s new salon series, commissioned Salerni’s “Seven Meditations” for piano trio last season thanks to a grant from the Allan and Margot Blank Foundation.

In 2022, Attacca created and recorded original music for the podcast “The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome,” which was featured in the New York Times’ Best Podcasts of 2023. Domenic’s first string quartet commission, “Trilobites: a Musical Excavation,” was made possible by the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, founded in 2021 by cellist Katie Terrell, and is featured on West Virginia Public Television.

A graduate of the Yale School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, Domenic regularly performs with the Chiarina Chamber Players in Capitol Hill, DC. Recipient of the 2020 CMA Commissioning Grant, Chiarina looks forward to its debut album in its 10th season of the music of Carlos Simon, including the commissioned work, “The Best Cuisine,” featuring co-artistic directors Efi Hackmey and Carrie Bean Stute and bass-baritone Carl DuPont.

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Language

Italian
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Work Experience

Violinist at Attacca Quartet
January 1, 2020 - Present
Violinist with Attacca Quartet performing contemporary and classical repertoire, touring, and recording since 2020.
Guest Artist / Faculty at Chiarina Chamber Players
January 1, 2016 - Present
Guest artist with a focus on intimate chamber repertoire and community outreach, 2016-present.
Violinist at Dalí Quartet
January 1, 2020 - October 17, 2025
Violinist with the Dalí Quartet, championing classical roots with Latin influences, 2015-2020.
Violinist at Sejong Soloists
January 1, 2017 - October 17, 2025
Violinist with Sejong Soloists, a premier New York–based chamber orchestra, 2008-2017.
Faculty / Substitute Violinist at West Chester University
January 1, 2020 - October 17, 2025
Faculty role and orchestral sub performances, 2018-2020.
Artist Affiliate / Faculty at ArCoNet
January 1, 2019 - October 17, 2025
Faculty involvement in contemporary music and performance projects, 2016-2019.
Artist / Affiliate at Emory University
January 1, 2016 - October 17, 2025
Artist Affiliate; connected with Emory Youth Chamber Program, 2011-2016.
Quartet Residency / Master Class Participant at University of Iowa
January 1, 2023 - Present
Quarter Residency with Attacca Quartet, 2023.
Master Class / Guest Artist at Del Mar International Composers’ Symposium
January 1, 2023 - Present
Artist Faculty; master classes and repertoire development, 2023-present.

Education

Master of Music at Yale University School of Music
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011
Bachelor of Music at Cleveland Institute of Music
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009

Qualifications

GRAMMY Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble, Shaw: Evergreen
January 1, 2023 - October 17, 2025
USMC President’s Own Call for Scores – finalist
January 1, 2022 - October 17, 2025
CQ Minute Composition Competition – finalist
January 1, 2022 - October 17, 2025
Atlanta Symphony Aspire Award for educational work with Dalí Quartet
January 1, 2019 - October 17, 2025
Foundry, M-Prize finalist, University of Michigan
January 1, 2016 - October 17, 2025
ArtsATL “30 Under 30” Award
January 1, 2013 - October 17, 2025
Yale University Chamber Music Society Award
January 1, 2010 - October 17, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other