photo by Jay Soriano
Described as a "true virtuoso" by the Viborg Folkeblad and praised for his "agile, incisive" playing by the South Florida Classical Review, violinist Alex Gonzalez has performed across the United States and abroad as a chamber musician, recitalist, and ensemble leader.
A dedicated chamber musician, Alex was a recipient of the John Celentano Award for Excellence in Chamber Music upon graduation from Eastman School of Music. He has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Kirsten Kjær Museum, and Oxford University. He has also performed for broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Colorado Public Radio, and the Sky Arts Television Network.
As an ensemble player, Alex has performed with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, The Knights, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, and as guest concertmaster of the London based Chineke! Orchestra. He has toured nationally as a member of the Sphinx Virtuosi, performing at venues including the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Library of Congress, and regularly serves as co-principal second of the ensemble. Alex regularly served as concertmaster of the New World Symphony, where he was a violin fellow for three seasons, and served as Interim Principal Second Violin of the Louisville orchestra during the 2020 season.
Alex has been invited to numerous music festivals including the Krzyzowa Chamber Music Festival, Thy Chamber Music Festival, Pacific Music Festival, the Britten-Pears Young Artist Program, and the Aspen Music Festival and School as a two time fellowship recipient. He has served as faculty for Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra (NYO2) Program, the Flatirons Chamber Music Festival Young Artist Program, and the Iberacademy in Medellín, Colombia.
Alex completed studies at the Eastman School of Music, Rice University, and Carnegie Mellon University. His principal teachers include Shakeh Ghoukasian, Oleh Krysa, Paul Kantor, and Cyrus Forough. Chamber music studies were completed under Carol Rodland, Mimi Hwang, Norman Fischer, James Dunham, and the Ying Quartet. Alex performs on a violin made in 2017 by Mario Miralles.