Alexander Gusev
French Horn

At the age of 31, Alexander Gusev has already established an acclaimed international career both as a soloist and orchestral musician.

Born in Moscow, he began his musical education at the age of 5, studying piano, before enrolling at the junior department of the Moscow Conservatory to study French horn. At this young age he was already the recipient of numerous scholarships and prizes.

In 1990, Alexander emigrated with his family to Israel and continued his studies at the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem. By the age of eighteen he was already playing Principal Horn with Beer-Sheva Sinfonietta and went on to hold the positions of Associate Principal Horn in Tel Aviv Symphony Orchestra. In 1995 he was appointed Associate Principal Horn of Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, a position which he held for 9 years.

In 1997 Alexander received a grant from the American/Israel Cultural Foundation to study at Mannes School of Music in New York with Philip Myers, Principal Horn of New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Here he was also awarded the WQXR Radio Station Chamber Music Prize.

As a versatile musician, Alexander has also been a member of the Israel Contemporary Players, broadcasting regularly on Israeli Radio. He has recorded soundtracks for the Spiderman and Casper cartoons, as well as sessions for several Hollywood movies and recordings for the Naxos label. He has participated in, among others; Verbier Festival, Rolandzeck Festival, Kfar Blum Chamber Music Festival and Israel Music Festival.

In October 2004, Alexander moved back to America and now resides in New York. A successful freelancer,Substitute Horn with New York Philharmonic he travels extensively as a soloist to venues in Philadelphia and Boston and is presently playing in the Broadway musical ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and is an adjunct faculty member in French horn instructor at Hunter College .