Alexander Jones Double Bass

Manchester-born double bassist, Alexander Jones, enjoys a varied career of solo, chamber and orchestral performance.

Following his studies at Selwyn College, Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music, he joined the chamber collective, O/Modernt, and was appointed Assistant Principal double bass with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

Alexander is in demand as a guest principal and has appeared with the Philharmonia, Ulster and Royal Scottish National orchestras, as well as other period-instrument groups, such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Dunedin Consort.

As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with international soloists such as Kirill Gerstein and Alena Baeva, principals of the Berlin Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and has performed at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Schleswig-Holstein Festival and Grafenegg Festival.

A proponent of new music, he has collaborated with a number of composers, including David Matthews and Robin Holloway, whose music he has premièred and recorded.

Alexander is also a keen composer and academic; his music has been performed at the BBC Proms by members of the Aurora Orchestra and his studies on Schoenberg and Dvořák are held by libraries internationally.