New: Debut album '...Into the Light'
“What a commanding presence behind the double bass! Her drive and determination are impressive—she knows exactly what she wants. Without a hint of fear, her fingers race across the fingerboard as she masters her instrument.”
Dutch Classical Talent Jury, 2022.
Sasha Witteveen is a versatile double bassist who has won first prize at numerous national and international competitions, including the International Youth Bass Competition in Lucca, the Britten Double Bass Competition, the Princess Christina Competition, the Rometsch Wettbewerb, and the Viennese Bass Days Competition. In 2022–23, Sasha was a finalist in Dutch Classical Talent and performed her tour “…Into the Light” at fifteen major concert venues in the Netherlands with pianist Jorian van Nee and double bassist Jose David Opsina Gaviria.
Sasha is active as a soloist and has performed at Het Concertgebouw, TivoliVredenburg, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Stadthalle Wuppertal, DeLaMar Theater, Philharmonie Haarlem, Wiener Musikverein, Melkweg Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, and more. She has performed at festivals such as the Dutch Double Bass Festival, the Schiermonnikoog International Chamber Music Festival, the Grachtenfestival, the Stift International Music Festival, the NPO Radio 4 Hart & Ziel Festival, the Festival PAAX GNP, Klassiek op het Amstelveld, Wonderfeel, the Leidse Hofjes Concerts, and Festival Classique. She has performed as a soloist with LUDWIG, the Residentie Orkest, the CvA Symphony Orchestra, the RSH Hochschulorchester, the Netherlands Youth String Orchestra, the Britten Youth String Orchestra, the LGT Young Soloists, the Kennemer Youth Orchestra, and the Jonge Strijkers Nederland.
Sasha also performs chamber and orchestral music and frequently collaborates with other promising young musicians. She was an academist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Budapest Festival Orchestra, and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Previously, she was a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra, and since 2018 she has been a member of the LGT Young Soloists.
Sasha studies with Rick Stotijn at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. She completed her bachelor’s degree with the highest possible grade at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam under Olivier Thiery and Naomi Shaham.
Sasha plays two magnificent instruments; one was built around 1825 in Florence by Gaspero Piattellini and is on loan to her from the Musical Instrument Fund. Her other instrument was built in 2021 in Ferrara by Sergio Scaramelli and was purchased thanks to donations.
