Dr. Molly Jones Castrucci enjoys a versatile career as an orchestral and chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. She currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is the third chair cello in the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. She previously served as third chair in the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra (2021-2023), Assistant Principal Cellist of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra (2015-2021) and Section Cellist in the Akron Symphony (2018-2021). Molly has also performed regularly as a substitute with the National Symphony Orchestra in DC.
In addition to her performing career, she is the Cello Choir coach at Mariemont High School and maintains her own private teaching studio. Her teaching has taken her across the country; in 2018 Molly was the featured Guest Cellist for Clark County (Las Vegas) School District's “Cello Day.”
Molly received her Doctor of Musical Arts in Cello Performance from the University of Maryland. Her dissertation was titled “Voices from the Holocaust, Remembered: Selected Works for Cello." She has presented her research at numerous synagogues and the Jewish Museum of Maryland.
Most of all, Molly loves spending time with her two young children and her husband.
In addition to her performing career, she is the Cello Choir coach at Mariemont High School and maintains her own private teaching studio. Her teaching has taken her across the country; in 2018 Molly was the featured Guest Cellist for Clark County (Las Vegas) School District's “Cello Day.”
Molly received her Doctor of Musical Arts in Cello Performance from the University of Maryland. Her dissertation was titled “Voices from the Holocaust, Remembered: Selected Works for Cello." She has presented her research at numerous synagogues and the Jewish Museum of Maryland.
Most of all, Molly loves spending time with her two young children and her husband.