Alejandro Sanchez

Cello Lessons Rotterdam

Hi! I'm enthusiastic cello teacher and cellist Alejandro Sanchez in Rotterdam. Years of teaching experience thought me that you are never too old to start folowing your dream!

Cello for All ages

Age does not exist when it comes to love and passion for music! The deep warm sound of the cello is close to the human voice and moves us all! Have you played before and want to start taking cello lessons again, or have you always wanted to play the cello and now is the time? Looking for a patient and dedicated cello teacher for your child?

Beginners

My cello lessons to beginning cellists cover fun exercises, reading sheet music, basic music theory, relaxed posture, bowing technique, lefthand technique, playing duets and easy and progressive concert pieces.

Intermediate - Advanced cellists

Feel more confident when playing at home, in an orchestra or in your ensemble! Develop your playing with beautiful etudes, duo's, scales, tailor made exercises and the great cello repertoire. Let's put Bach, Offenbach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Brahms or any other piece you like to play on your music stand. Chamber music and orchestral parts welcome.

What else?

We'll focus on a good intonation, vibrato, thumb position, position playing, advanced bowing technique ( spiccato, staccato, legato, sautillé etc )

Cello Lessons for Children

Cello classes for children are fun and cover playful music basics and an introduction to playing the cello in a relaxed and supportive environment. Lessons can be individual or in duo. I also incorporate some fun games with rhythm, notation and singing. Along the way, playing favourite classical melodies, fun exercises and easy pieces, your child learns to read sheet music and some basic music theory. Check in for a trial lesson!

Locations

I give the cello lessons in the comfort of your own home in Rotterdam or at my studio in Rotterdam.

Online Cello Classes

I also offer fun, comprehensive and well structured online courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced players.

About Alejandro

Alejandro Sanchez was born in Calella (catalonia) in 1988. At the age of 8, he received his first cello lesson in his hometown in Barcelona. He made an exceptional progress that at the age of 10, he was accepted into Escolania de Montserrat (famous music institution for young talent in Catalonia). He then continued his music study with Marck Friedhoff at the conservatory in Badalona for 7 years, where he finished his study with excellent mark.

Initiative

While being in Catalonia, he founded with Ricard Rovirosa and Nicolas Sanchez a chamber orchestra sponsored and supported by Hospital de San Juan de dios in Barcelona. For three consecutive years they organised a tour around Spain.

Studis in Rotterdam

Alejandro moved to the Netherlands to study at Rotterdam conservatory.  He finished his master as student of Herre Jan Stegenga. He complemented his studies by taking master classes and lessons with Asier Polo, Christoph Henkel, Philippe Entremont, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Diana Ligeti, Ángel Luis Quintana and Jean Bernard Pommier.

Concerts

Alejandro has played with many chamber music groups and orchestras in Spain, France, Austria, China, Portugal, Italy, Cabo Verde, Netherlands and Belgium He has worked with many renowned musicains and conductors such as Guerasim Voronkov, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, James MacMillan, Josep Pons, Arie van Beek, Reinbert de Leeuw, Gordan Nikolitch, performing in great halls such us Concertgebouw, De Doelen, Liceo and palau de la musica.

Contemporary Music

Alejandro is also a fine interpreter of contemporary music. He has been member of a leading contemporary ensemble canducted and founded by the well-known composer Josep Soler.