Meyrick Alexander (born 18 May 1952) is an English bassoonist. He is one of the UK's best known bassoonists and bassoon teachers.

Meyrick Alexander
Born (1952-05-18) 18 May 1952 (age 72)
OccupationBassoonist
Known forOne of the UK's best known bassoonists and bassoon teachers

As a performer, Alexander was Principal Bassoon of the Philharmonia Orchestra for 30 years, and currently plays principal with the London Chamber Orchestra.[1]

Alexander is Professor of Bassoon at the Royal Academy of Music[1] and has also taught at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama,[2] where he was Head of Woodwind and remains a tutor,[1] the Royal Northern College of Music,[1] Royal Birmingham Conservatoire,[1] and, for most of his career, at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[3][1]

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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Meyrick Alexander ARCM, FGSM". ram.ac.uk. Royal Academy of Music. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Woodwind staff". rwcmd.ac.uk. Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Meyrick Alexander ARCM". gsmd.ac.uk. Guildhall School of Music and Drama. 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Meyrick Alexander discography". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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