ABOUT THE ARTIST

Born in Germany, Alex took his first clases wiith Bettina Fabiunke and Rainer Auerbach (Berlin State Opera) and studied with Bob Platt, Konradin Groth (Berlin Philharmonic) and Peter Leiner (“Das Rennquintett”) at the Universities of Arts in Berlin and Saarbrücken. He has participated in courses with Jens Lindeman, Allan Vizutti, Tim Morrison, Hannes Läubin, James Thompson etc.  Alex has been invited to play with well-known orchestras as the Berlin State Opera, Semper Opera Dresden, the Cologne Radio Orchestra, Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, and others.

In Germany he had contracts with the Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra of Bremen, Deutsches Theater Berlin, Disney’s production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” etc., in México he was principal trumpet of the Michoacán Symphony Orchestra and the symphony orchestras of Monterrey and Mineria in Mexico City.

He performed as a soloist in Mexico, USA, Canada, Peru, Korea, Italy, Germany and France.  From 2005 to 2016 he was professor at the Conservatorio de las Rosas in Morelia, Michoacán.
He began a Doctoral Degree with Richard Stoelzel at McGill University in Montreal in 2016.
In August 2018 Alex will start his new position as Professor of Trumpet at Georgia State University in Atlanta.
He teaches Meditation of the ancient Ishaya Tradition.

Alexander Freund

  • Schagerl Bb-Trumpet Model „Ganschhorn“
  • Schagerl C-Trumpet Model „1961“
  • Schagerl Piccolo-Trumpet Modell „Berlin“
  • Schagerl Flügelhorn Model “Killerqueen”
  • Schagerl Bb-Cornet Model “Hans Gansch”
  • Germany

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