Biography

Alessandro Fossi is Tuba teacher at Conservatorio “G.Rossini” in Pesaro.
He has performed with many of the most important orchestras in Italy and Europe, covering the principal Tuba position with the Teatro San Carlo Orchestra and with Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
He has played also with Teatro alla Scala Orchestra , Russian National Orchestra and Marjinski Theatre Orchestra of Saint Petersburg.
These experiences led him to be finalist for the Wiener Philharmoniker and the Philadelphia 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.
He taught at Trossingen MusikHochschule in Germany.
An active soloist and clinician, has been invited regularly as a guest teacher and performer in important Festivals and Universities like the Royal Northern College in Manchester, Ferenc Liszt Academy in Budapest, Stanford University, University of Denver , Cincinnati University, just to name a few.
He is a member of the International Tuba Euphonium Association (I.T.E.A.), serving as editorial advisor for the I.T.E.A. Journal for which he write articles and interviews.
He took part to the recording of the “Roman Trilogy” by EMI, with Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under Antonio Pappano;
a live recording with Gomalan Brass quintet, “1999/2009 Ten Years LIVE” in Lodi.
In 2009 he has released his first solo recording entitled “Bel Canto”.

He is a B&S – Melton artist