Meyrick Alexander
Meyrick Alexander | |
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| Born | 18 May 1952 |
| Occupation | Bassoonist |
| Known for | One of the UK's best known bassoonists and bassoon teachers |
Meyrick Alexander (born 18 May 1952) is an English bassoonist. He is one of the UK's best known bassoonists and bassoon teachers.
Life
[edit]He is the son of the philosopher Peter Alexander (1917–2006) and his wife Caryl.[1]
As a performer, Alexander was Principal Bassoon of the Philharmonia Orchestra for 30 years, and currently plays principal with the London Chamber Orchestra.[2]
Alexander is Professor of Bassoon at the Royal Academy of Music[2] and has also taught at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama,[3] where he was Head of Woodwind and remains a tutor,[2] the Royal Northern College of Music,[2] Royal Birmingham Conservatoire,[2] and, for most of his career, at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[4][2]
Alexander has appeared as a soloist on numerous occasions including performances of the Mozart Bassoon Concerto under Vladimir Ashkenazy; he has made two solo recordings with the London Chamber Orchestra. Alexander is a specialist on the baroque bassoon which he plays in John Eliot Gardiner's Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and the English Baroque Soloists.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Pyle, Andrew (8 May 2006). "Peter Alexander". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d e f "Meyrick Alexander ARCM, FGSM". ram.ac.uk. Royal Academy of Music. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Woodwind staff". rwcmd.ac.uk. Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Meyrick Alexander ARCM". gsmd.ac.uk. Guildhall School of Music and Drama. 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Meyrick Alexander discography". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Meyrick Alexander discography at Discogs
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