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Alex Gonzalez

Described by the Viborg Folkeblad as a "true virtuoso...that left the audience almost breathless,” violinist Alex Gonzalez enjoys a versatile career as a chamber musician, ensemble leader and educator.

An active chamber musician, Gonzalez has enjoyed performances at Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the National Gallery of Art, the Aldeburgh Festival, Sitka Music Festival and both the Thy Chamber Music Festival and Autumn Tour. His performances have been aired on BBC Radio 3, WQXR, and the SkyArts Television network. Recent solo appearances include performances at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, the Newport Classical Music Festival, and with the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, and Britt Festival Orchestra.

Gonzalez is a member of both The Knights and the Sphinx Virtuosi, the latter of which he performs as concertmaster.

Gonzalez is a former member of the New World Symphony where he regularly served as concertmaster to the late Michael Tilson Thomas. He has also enjoyed performances with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Iris Collective, and Chineke! Orchestra, among others.

Gonzalez currently serves as Assistant Professor of Violin at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music. During the summer months, he is on the faculty of the Sphinx Performance Academy at both the Juilliard School and CU Boulder and has previously taught at Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra Program (NYO2) and the IberAcademy in Medellin, Colombia. He has also enjoyed giving master classes at institutions such as the University of Oregon, Montclair State University, North Carolina School of the Arts and Cleveland Institute of Music.

Gonzalez is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Rice University and Carnegie Mellon University. His principal mentors include Shakeh Ghoukasian, Oleh Krysa, Paul Kantor and Cyrus Forough. Gonzalez is proud to perform on a violin made for him by Mario Miralles in 2017.