University cellist with 11 years experience offering online Cello Lessons for all ages!

Methodology

Music, especially classical music, is all about interpretation. Playing and performing is about expressing the intricate feelings of a composer's work and sharing it with an audience.

I hope to teach the idea that music is essentially always an intimate collaboration between artist and composer.

Background

Sophomore at Penn State University majoring in cello performance. Over 11 years of solo, chamber, and orchestral experience. Performances around the globe and at home including China, Mexico, Korea, and Carnegie Hall NYC.

Mentors include Jeffrey Solow, Tom Rosenberg, Jon Dexter, Marin Alsop, Michael Tilson-Thomas.

Rates

Transportation Fee : $5

Rate for online lessons : $25/h

Lessons offered by Alexander

Individual

In group

The lessons will be held

at his home

at your home

webcam

Taught subjects

Music Reading
Cello

Levels

All Levels

Alexander's resume

Education:
Pennsylvania State University 2018-present
Temple University Boyer College of Music pre-college division 2016-2018
Settlement Music School Advanced Study Program 2014-2018
Nelly Berman School of Music 2006-2018

Private Teachers:
Jon Dexter/Kim Cook 2018-present
Jeffrey Solow 2013-2018
Jennifer Jie Jin 2008-2013

Notable Mentors
Marin Alsop
Sidney Curtiss
Gerardo Edelstein
Stillian Kirov
James Lyon
Charlie Parker
Aaron Picht
Tom Rosenberg
James Ross
Jeffrey Solow
Michael-Tilson Thomas
Wei Yu

Performance Experience:
- NYO-USA 2017 section cellist- Principal cellist under baton of Marin Alsop. Mahler 1st Symphony. Performances in New York, Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia.
- NYO-USA 2018 section cellist- section cellist under baton of Michael Tilson-Thomas. Sibelius 2nd Symphony. Performances in New York, Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, and Seoul.
- Temple University Youth Chamber Orchestra section cellist- performances at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia and HARPA Concert Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland (2015-2018)
-Philadelphia Sinfonia Assistant Principal Cellist- performances at the Kimmel Center (2012-2015)

Awards:
National YoungArts Foundation Merit Winner (2018)
Harmony for Peace Foundation Senior Division Music Ambassador (2018)
Settlement Music School Advanced Study Scholarship (2014-2018)
Mengenes Scholarship (2013)
NBS Scholarship- 2007-2018

Repertoire

Solo Cello

Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
Bach Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Bach Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
Bach Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010
Cassadó Suite for Solo Cello
Toch Impromptu for Solo Cello in Three Movements Op. 90
Mark Summer Julie-O

Concerti

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb/1
Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb/2
Goltermann Cello Concerto No. 4, Op. 65
Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Lalo Cello Concerto in d minor
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major Op.107
Popper Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68

Cello and Piano

Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1
Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2
Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
Fauré Après un Rêve, Op. 7 No. 1
Fauré Élégie, Op. 24
Fauré Sicilienne, Op. 78
Fauré Papillon
Rachmaninoff Vocalise

Chamber Music

Beethoven string quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
Beethoven string quartet in B major, Op. 18 No. 6
Beethoven string quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74 No. 10
Haydn string quartet in D major, Op. 50, No. 6, Hob. III/49
Ravel string quartet in F major
Borodin 2nd string quartet in D major
Shostakovich string quartet No. 3
Shostakovich string quartet No. 7
Shostakovich string quartet No. 8

Orchestral Music

Beethoven 4th Symphony in B-flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven 6th Symphony in F major, Op. 68
Beethoven 9th Symphony in D minor, Op. 125
Sibelius 2nd Symphony in D major, Op. 43
Sibelius 3rd Symphony in C major, Op. 52
Mahler 1st Symphony in D major
Franck Symphony in D minor