New Hire: Alessandro Fossi, Conservatorio "C. Monteverdi"

Alessandro Fossi has become a tenured Professor of Tuba at the Conservatorio "C. Monteverdi" in Bolzano, Italy. The Conservatory faculty have recently become the Music Faculty of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, a unique institution in the South Tyrol region of Italy. Alessandro is renowned worldwide as an active Italian tuba soloist and a passionate brass pedagogue. He is regularly invited as a guest teacher and performer in important Festivals and Universities, such as the Curtis Institute of Philadelphia, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, Royal Northern College in Manchester, Stanford University, Northwestern University, Indiana University, Conservatoire supérieur de musique de Genève, and the Manhattan School of Music. He is also a Buffet Group Ambassador. Previous teaching positions include the Conservatorio “G.Rossini” in Pesaro, Italy; Trossingen MusikHochschule in Germany; Conservatorio “F.Cilea” in Reggio Calabria, Italy; Conservatorio “A.Casella” in L’Aquila, Italy; and Conservatorio “B.Maderna” in Cesena, Italy. He has performed with many of the most important orchestras in Italy and Europe, including the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, Marjinski Theatre Orchestra of Saint Petersburg, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and Orchestra Mozart. He has performed as the Principal Tuba with Teatro San Carlo Orchestra in Napoli and Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma, and since 2010 he has been the Principal Guest Tuba with Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra. As a soloist, he was a prizewinner in the Markneukirchen International Competition in 2000 (World Federation of International Music Competition, Geneve) and the Lieksa International Tuba Competition in 2001. In 2009 he produced his first solo recording entitled Bel Canto, which is a collection of highlights from Italian operas and classical masterworks. In June 2012 he was awarded the “Premio Vallesina” in the Music category, under the high patronage of the President of the Italian Republic. This award is given to individuals who have distinguished themselves internationally in their professional fields.