Cello
A top laureate of the 2024 Naumburg International Cello Competition, Alexander Hersh is widely recognized as one of the most creative talents of his generation. From plaudits at his 2022 Carnegie Hall debut recital to frequent appearances with major orchestras such as the Houston Symphony, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and the Boston POPS, Hersh has received top prizes at competitions worldwide and appeared at music festivals including Marlboro, Caramoor, Chamber Music Northwest, Ravinia, Music@Menlo, Festival Mozaic, I-M-S Prussia Cove, Manchester, Amsterdam Cello Biennale, Kneisel Hall, and Lucerne. He serves as co-Artistic Director of NEXUS Chamber Music, the resident ensemble at Guarneri Hall.
Raised in Chicago, Alexander Hersh began playing the cello at the age of 5. He received his B.M. and M.M. from New England Conservatory where he graduated with academic honors. Later he was a recipient of the Frank Huntington Beebe fund for studies in Berlin where he studied at the Hanns Eisler Hochschule for Musik Berlin. His previous teachers have included Laurence Lesser, Hans Jørgen Jensen, Kim Kashkashian, Nicolas Altstaedt, and Paul Katz. He plays a G.B. Rogeri cello, courtesy of Guarneri Hall NFP and Darnton & Hersh Fine Violins. In his spare time, he composes original music and makes short films that marry classical music with narratives. These can be viewed on his YouTube channel.
