Alex Gonzalez

Photographer: Erin Baiano

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

An avid chamber musician, Alex has enjoyed performances at notable venues domestically and abroad including Carnegie Hall, the National Gallery of Art, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Mount Moiwa Forest Gallery, Kirsten Kjærs Museum, Lund University, and Oxford University. His performances have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, WQXR, and the SkyArts Television Network. Alex has appeared at numerous music festivals including the Chatsworth Arts Festival, Sitka Music Festival, and the Thy Chamber Music Festival as well as their bi-annual Autumn Tour. Additionally, Alex was a recipient of the John Celentano Award for Excellence in Chamber Music upon graduation from the Eastman School of Music. 

Alex became a member of The Knights in 2020 after spending several seasons as a guest musician with the ensemble. Alex is also a longtime member and current concertmaster of the Sphinx Virtuosi, touring extensively around the United States and abroad with the ensemble. He has also performed with various ensembles including the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, among others. Alex has enjoyed collaborations with the Chineke! Foundation, appearing across the United Kingdom and Europe as both guest concertmaster and chamber musician with various Chineke! ensembles. A former member of the New World Symphony, Alex regularly served as concertmaster to Michael Tilson Thomas and other distinguished guests. Additionally, he was honored to perform as part of a celebration to MTT at the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors.

Alex currently serves on the faculty of the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music as Assistant Professor of Violin. He has previously taught at Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra Program (NYO2), the Sphinx Performance Academy at both the Juilliard School and the Cleveland Institute of Music, and as guest faculty for the Iberacademy in Medellín, Colombia. He has also enjoyed giving solo and chamber music masterclasses at North Carolina School of the Arts, Montclair State University, University of Oregon, and the Cleveland Institute of Music, among others.

Alex completed his formal studies at the Eastman School of Music, Rice University, and Carnegie Mellon University. His principal mentors include Shakeh Ghoukasian, Oleh Krysa, Paul Kantor, and Cyrus Forough. Alex performs on a violin made for him by Mario Miralles in 2017, the commission of which was made possible in part by a Sphinx MPower Artist Grant.