Born in France, violinist Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux was the 2021 grand prize winner of the Young Classical Artists Trust (London) and Concert Aritsts Guild (New York) international auditions. Nominated as a 2022 ‘Rising Star’ by Classic FM, she made her debut with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in 2023 and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 2024.

In 2024 Charlotte became a member of the award-winning Chiaroscuro Quartet who perform on historical instruments, with whom she has numerous upcoming international performances. 

In 2022 Champs Hill Records released Charlotte’s debut solo album ‘Ostinata’ to critical acclaim, with Gramophone magazine describing her as “....an artist with something of her own to say”. Her latest album, featuring works by Schubert alongside her duo partner Joseph Havlat, was released in May 2025 with Delphian Records, for which she was praised as a “…soulful…” and “…excellent…” young violinist (The Times).

An avid chamber musician, Charlotte performs widely throughout the UK and mainland Europe, including recent returns to the Wigmore Hall, Britten-Pears Arts, Konzerthaus Berlin and Radio France among others. Upcoming highlights include a trio concert with Joseph Havlat and Jonathan Leibovitz at Amici Della Musica in Padova and tours of the UK and Europe with the Chiaroscuro Quartet. Keen to inspire the next generation, Charlotte has recently been named as an ambassador for the London Music Fund.

Charlotte enjoys playing a wide variety of repertoire, including more rarely heard solo concertos by Panufnik, Vasks and Joachim, the latter which she has performed, alongside Bernstein’s Serenade, with the Budapest Concerto Orchestra conducted by András Keller.   

Charlotte has a rich history of collaborative performance with concerts at the Wigmore Hall, a BBC Prom with the dynamic 12 Ensemble, and a performance of the Franck Piano Quintet at the Gstaad Festival with Alina Ibragimova, Lawrence Power, Sol Gabetta and Bertrand Chamayou. She has also participated in prestigious festivals across the world such as the Open Chamber Music at Prussia Cove, the Australian Chamber Music Festival, and the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival near Melbourne, and was named as the Artist-in-Residence for 2025 at the Thaxted Festival.

Charlotte completed her Master’s at the Royal College of Music in London with Alina Ibragimova, having previously studied in Montpellier, and with Natasha Boyarsky at the Yehudi Menuhin School. Additionally she has participated in masterclasses with world-renowned teachers including Ana Chumachenco, Zakhar Bron, Pavel Vernikov, Maxim Vengerov, and András Keller.  

Charlotte currently plays a Giovanni Battista Rogeri violin, and an Edwin Clement bow kindly loaned to her by the Swiss Foundation Boubo-Music.