GORDON

CONDUCTOR

BIO

ALEXANDER GORDON IS ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE MUSICIANS OF HIS GENERATION ON
THE MUSIC STAGE TODAY HAVING ACHIEVED INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AS VIOLIST AND
CONDUCTOR.

Alexander Gordon has achieved considerable international recognition as a soloist, conductor, chamber musician and teacher. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Alexander changed his family name from Zemtsov to Gordon, protesting against Russian aggression and the use of the letters “Z O V” as symbols of Vladimir Putin's regime. Following a successful career as a viola player, including taking on the position of Principal Viola of the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 23, Gordon made his conducting debut with the Finnish Lappeenranta Symphony Orchestra in 2014. He has developed his reputation as a sought-after conductor working with the Ukranian Orchestra INSO-Lviv, Bulgarian National Radio- Symphony Orchestra, the Mannheim Chamber Orchestra in Germany, the National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv, the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

As conductor, he has collaborated with many of the world’s finest musicians including Mischa Maisky, Simon Trpceski, Roman Simovic, Boris Garlitsky, Gordon Nicolic and Tabea Zimmermann.

In 2016 Alexander Gordon was appointed artistic advisor and conductor of the International New Symphony Orchestra (INSO) in Lviv, giving this multinational German-Russian-Ukrainian-Jewish musician the role of an “Ambassador of Peace” in Ukraine. His recording with INSO Lviv on Toccata Classics of 24 Caprices by Paganini orchestrated for Symphony Orchestra by Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk was ‘highly acclaimed’ by BBC Radio 3’s CD Review.

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“Alexander Gordon is a musician of high talent and strong persuasion”

KURT MASUR

“Alexander possesses a pronounced “cantabile” beat and is obtaining a rich sound from an orchestra”

Vladimir Jurovski

UNDER THE BATON OF ALEXANDER GORDON PERFORMED SOME OF THE WORLD’S FINEST SOLOIST: MISCHA MAISKY, LARS ANDERS TOMTER, SIMON TRPCESKI, DENITSA LAFFCHIEVA, ALBRECHT MENZEL, GORDON NIKOLIC, ROMAN SIMOVIC, JAN MRACEK, PHILIPPE PIERLOT, BORIS GARLITSKY AND TABEA ZIMMERMANN.

A recording contract between Toccata Classics London and Alexander Gordon as a conductor has started in 2017.

A dedicated chamber musician Alexander Gordon has regularly performed with Misha Maisky, Dmitri Sitkovetsky, Gerhard Schulz, Peter Donohoe, Natalia Gutman, Totlief Thedeen, Eldar Nebolsin, Maximilian Hornung, Pascal and Michel Moragues, Gordan Nikolic, Roman Simovic, Patrick Gallois, Jan-Erik Gustafsson as well as with Utrecht and Schumann String Quartets.

He has also performed regularly as a soloist in Europe, the USA, Asia and Australia under conductors such as Neeme Jarvi, Vladimir Jurowski, Leif Segerstam, and Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Alexander Vedernikov.

Born in 1978 into a family of musicians Alexander Gordon completed his diploma HfMT Hamburg with Marius Nichiteanu, Master's studies at ZUYD in Maastricht with Michael Kugel and as a postgraduate with Tabea Zimmermann at the Hochschule Hanns Eisler in Berlin. He completed his Masters in Conducting at the ZUYD with Vassily Sinaisky. He took inspiration from masterclasses with his mentors Kirill Petrenko, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Vladimir Jurowski, Neeme, and Paavo Jarvi.

Gordon has won numerous prizes and awards including International Competition "Classical Legacy" in Moscow (First Prize, 1995), Elise Meyer Competition in Hamburg (First Prize, 1997), Brahms Competition in Poertschach, Austria (First Prize, 2001)

Alexander Gordon taught at a number of European conservatoires including the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, the Vienna Konservatorium. He is currently professor at the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne.

He began his professional music-making career as principal viola with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 23. As violist he has recorded for Chandos, LPO Live, Navis Classics, Naxos and Toccata Classics. He has conducted recordings for Toccata Classics and Naxos.

MEDIA

RECORDINGS

INSO LVIV ORCHESTRA

Paganini Skoryk Caprices

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA BASEL PHILHARMONIC QUINTET

Marisa Minder, Guitar

Hanns Haug – Concertino

PAZARDZIK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Vittorio Benaglia, Viola

Denitsa Laffchieva, Clarinet

Alexander Gordon, Conductor

SCHEDULE

23 November 2024 18:00
INSO-Lviv
Maxim Shadko, piano
Аleхandер Gordon, conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (1799)

Ludwig van Beethoven. Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 (1806)

Ivan Nebesny "...Road to Heaven..." for piano and symphony orchestra (2024). World premiere

8 September 2024 19:30
New Palace Schleißheim
Munich Bavaria Klasssik Ensemble

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante K346
Ernest Chausson Poeme
Roman Kim Violin
Alexander Gordon Viola and Conductor

24 August 2024
Royal College of music
Stockholm Academy Festival
Festival Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds K. 297b.
Klara Borgqvist Oboe
Alžběta Baldová Clarinet
Koen De Wael Horn
Daniel López Arribas Bassoon

Gustav Mahler Symphony No 4
Alexis Izar Gordon Boy Soprano
Alexander Gordon Conductor
Solo Violin Eva Ter-Sarkisova

23 August 2024
Royal College of music
Stockholm Academy Festival
Festival Orchestra

Alexander Rodin “After reading Lovecraft´s” for
String Orchestra Beethoven Symphony No 8

25 July - 4 August 2024
Foundation Festival
Mentorship in leading

Chamber music. Orchestral music.
With Maestros Esa-Pekka
Salonen Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Eva Olikainen

19 June 2024 19:30
Hochschule für Music Basel
Kammerorchester Basel
Symphony Orchestra

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Konzert für Flöte, Streicher und Basso continuo d-Moll Wq 22
Luna Vigni, Flöte
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Konzert für Gitarre und kleines Orchester
Daniel Daiu, Gitarre
Joseph Haydn
Konzert für Trompete und Orchester Es-Dur Hob. VIIe:1
Fabian Kurpiela, Trompete
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Concerto funebre für Violine und Streichorchester (1939, rev. 1959)
Brandon Garbot, Violine
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)
Fantasia für Saxophon und Kammerorchester (1948)
María Chamizo Martín, Saxophon

18 May 2024
Lviv Philharmonic Hall
INSO-Lviv National
Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Gordon Conductor Sofiia Solovii, soprano

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911). Symphony No. 4 in G major (1901)
Yevhen Orkin (1977). Symphony No. 7 “High Castle” (2024, world premiere)
Oleksandr Rodin (1975). “Holy God” (2022)

20 April 2024
Lviv Philharmonic Hall
INSO-Lviv Academic
Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Gordon Conductor

Mozart Symphony No 40 Brahms Symphony No 3

14 March 2024 19:00
Arad Philharmonic Orchestra
Arad Philharmonic Hall Romania

Alexander Gordon Conductor

Andra Heesch Viola

Robert Daniel Rădoiaș
Choir conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven Romanze in Major

Ralph Vaughan Williams Flos Campi

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 3 Eroica

06 March 2024
Alexander Gordon conductor
Royal Conservatory of Antwerpen Orchestra

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for four winds K297b

Bruckner Symphony No. 4

28 February 2024 20:00
Orchestra ORCW
Mons, Belgium, Arsonic

Alexander Gordon Conductor

Gideon Klein, Partita for strings
Samuel Barber, Adagio for strings
Serge Prokofiev, Andante op. 50 bis
Grazina Bacewicz, Concerto for strings

20 October 2023
The Academic College
The Transylvania State
Philharmonic
Choir and Orchestra
Alexander Gordon Conductor,
Viola
Roman Kim Violin
Denitsa Laffchieva Clarinet

Howard Shore / Roman Kim
Lord of the Rings. Fantasy for violin, viola, clarinet and orchestra
Antonín Dvořák
2nd movement of Symphony No. 9, New World Symphony
John Williams
Excerpts from the Star Wars Suite: Main Title
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2nd movement of the Concerto in A major for clarinet, KV 622
John Williams
Excerpts from the Star Wars Suite: The Imperial March – Darth
Vader’s Theme
Theme from Schindler’s List
Excerpts from the Star Wars Suite: Throne Room & End Title

22 September 2023
Royal Conservatory Brussels
Alexander Gordon Conductor

Dvorak Symphony No 9

02 September 2023
Talent Music Master
Festival and Masterclass
Festival Orchestra
Alexander Gordon conductor

Stamitz Viola Concerto
Hoffmeister Viola Concerto
Bruch Romance

19 August 2023
Stockholm Festival
Festival Orchestra
Alexander Gordon conductor

Barvinsky "Prayer"
Beethoven Symphony No. 8

18 August 2023
Stockholm Festival
Festival Orchestra
Alexander Gordon conductor

Barvinsky "Prayer"
Mendelssohn Symphony
No 3 Shottish

1-6 August 2023
Foundation Festival
Mentorship Leadership
Alexander Gordon conductor

Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Esa-Pekka Salonen
James Gaffigan
Schubert Symphony No 5
Mahler Symphony No 4

22-27 July 2023
Bulgaria Tour

World Premier of Haward Shore arr. Roman Kim Lord of the Rings Fantasy

10-16 July 2023
Grafenegg Austra

Grafenegg Academy

9 July 2023

Lviv Philharmonic Hall
INSO-Lviv Academic
Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Gordon conductor

Anton Bruckner. String quintet in F major WAB 112

Felix Mendelssohn. Concert Overture A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21

Ludwig van Beethoven. Symphony No. 5, Op. 67

6 May 2023 18:00
INSO-Lviv

Lviv Philharmonic Hall
Alexander Gordon conductor

Schubert Overture Rosamunde Zauberharfe

Lyatoshinsky Symphony No 4

Bruckner Symphony No. 5

21 April 2023 19:00
Pomeranian Philharmonic

Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Gordon conductor

Maria Slawek violin

80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Wojciech Kilar – Moving to the Ghetto Oct. 31, 1940 (theme
from "The Pianist")

Mieczysław Weinberg – Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 67

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Symphony No. 3 in A minor,
"Scottish" Op. 56

30 March 2023 19:00
Sibiu Philharmonic
Orchestra Romania

State Philharmonic Sibiu
Alexander Gordon Conductor

Razvan Popovici Viola

Alfred Mendelssohn "The Destruction Of Doftanas"

Willam Walton Viola Concerto

Bruckner Symphony No. 5

2 March 2023 19:00
Saglasie 1869 Hall

Pleven Bulgaria

Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra Plamena Mangova, Piano

Alexander Gordon Conductor

Schubert Syphony in B-minor Unfinnished
Rachmaninov Concerto for Piano No. 4

18 February 2023 19:30
Salle Équilibre Fribourg

INSO Lviv

Sebastian Manz Clarinet

Alexander Gordon Conductor

Borys Lyatoshynsky (1895-1968)
From Suite on Ukrainian Folk Themes Op. 43

I.Allegro ritmico,
II. Andante sostenuto, III.Allegro scherzando

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Clarinet Concerto op 74

Johannes Brahms(1833-1897)
Symphony no 1 op 68

16 February 2023 19:30
Stadtcasino Basel

INSO Lviv

Sebastian Manz Clarinet

Alexander Gordon Conductor

Borys Lyatoshynsky (1895-1968)
From Suite on Ukrainian Folk Themes Op. 43

I.Allegro ritmico,
II. Andante sostenuto, III.Allegro scherzando

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Clarinet Concerto op 74

Johannes Brahms(1833-1897)
Symphony no 1 op 68

15 February 2023 19:30
Stadtcasino Basel

INSO Lviv

Sebastian Manz Clarinet

Alexander Gordon Conductor

Borys Lyatoshynsky (1895-1968)
From Suite on Ukrainian Folk Themes Op. 43

I.Allegro ritmico,
II. Andante sostenuto, III.Allegro scherzando

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Clarinet Concerto op 74

Johannes Brahms(1833-1897)
Symphony no 1 op 68

14 February 2023 20:00
Villingen-Schwenningen

Franziskaner Konzerthaus

INSO Lviv

Sebastian Manz Clarinet

Alexander Gordon Conductor

Borys Lyatoshynsky (1895-1968)
From Suite on Ukrainian Folk Themes Op. 43

I.Allegro ritmico,
II. Andante sostenuto, III.Allegro scherzando

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Clarinet Concerto op 74

Johannes Brahms(1833-1897)
Symphony no 1 op 68

7 February 2023
LVIV PHILHARMONIC HALL

Orchestra INSO Lviv

Taras Gamar Clarinet

Alexander Gordon Conductor

Borys Lyatoshynsky (1895-1968)
From Suite on Ukrainian Folk Themes Op. 43

I.Allegro ritmico,
II. Andante sostenuto, III.Allegro scherzando

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Clarinet Concerto op 74

Johannes Brahms(1833-1897)
Symphony no 1 op 68

22 March 2022

Concert Solidarity to Ukraine

Opera Nice France

Works by Silvestrov, Skoryk and Brahms

20 October 2021

L'Auditori de Barcelona 19:30

LONDON PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA

ALEXANDER GORDON Conductor

Rossini La Cenerontola Overture

Paganini Concerto No 1 Premiere
of original Version
Mario Hossen Violin
P.Tchaikovsky Swan Lake
Selection

29 June 2022

Festival Symphony Orchestra

With musicians from 16 countries

Concert for Peace

conductor Alexander Gordon
Congress Centre Varna Bulgaria

PROGRAMME

Alexander Rodin “Holy God” Symphonic Poem World Premiere
Jewish Hassidic Songs with Shmuel Barzilai
Vasyl Barvinsky “Prayer” Bulgarian Premier

19 October 2021
LONDON PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA
Auditorio National Madrid

ALEXANDER GORDON Conductor

Rossini La Cenerontola Overture

Paganini Concerto No 1 Premiere
of original Version
Mario Hossen Violin
P.Tchaikovsky Swan Lake
Selection

14 October 2021
Pori Sinfonietta
Promenadisali 19:30

ALEXANDER GORDON Conductor

Rossini La Cenerontola Overture

Paganini Concerto No 1 Premiere
of original Version
Mario Hossen Violin

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4
“Italian”

11 July 2021
Burgas opera

Philarmonic Orchestra

Summer Stage Burgas

ALEXANDER GORDON
Conductor

Sergey Redkin, Sofia Vassilenko
(Piano)
Denitsa Laffchieva, Borislav
Yotsov (Clarinet)

Yohanna Kamenarska (Violin)

Mario Nikolov (Tenor)
“Italian”

10 March 2021
Sofia Philarmonic
Orchestra
Bulgaria Hall

Misha Maisky Cello
ALEXANDER GORDON
Conductor

Rachmaninov Introduction, Wome
n’s Dance, Men’s Dance

P.Tchaikovsky – Nocturne for
cello and orchestra in D minor

Max Bruch – Kol Nidrei, op.47

C.Saint – Saens – Concerto for
cello and orchestra No 1 in A

26-28 April 2021

London Philarmonic
Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski

Asst Cond Alexandr Gordon

Royal Festival Hall

TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake

Intro; Act 1 //

Act 2 //

Act 3, Act 4

22-24 April 2021

London Philarmonic
Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski

Asst Cond Alexandr Gordon

Royal Festival Hall

STRAUSS Metamorphosen

STRAUSS Four Last Songs (Miah Persson)

RACHMANINOFF Symphony No.3

19-21 April 2021

London Philarmonic
Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski

Asst Cond Alexandr Gordon

Royal Festival Hall

Alexey RETINKSY De Profundis

TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
(Gil Shaham)

PROKOFIEV Symphony No.5

1-8 August 2020

LEAD! ACADEMY FOR
CONDUCTORS AND
SOLOISTS

FISKARS SUMMER
FESTIVAL

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Jorma
Panula, Sakari
Oramo international conductors,
Alexander Gordon, former
Principal Violist, London
Phillarmonic, and guest principal,
Munich Phillarmonic, Bavarian
Radio Symhony Orchestra,
Phillarmonia Orchestra, London,
Zurich Tonhalle and others
Tero Latvala, Concertmaster, The
Finnish Opera, guest
Concertmaster with intenational
orchestras
Kristiina Blaumane, Principial
Cellist, London Phillarmonic
Orchestra

05 May 2020

NAXOS CD Label

NEW CD Release

Alexander Gordon, conductor

Marisa Minder Guitar

Basel Philharmonic Quintet

Hans Haug, Castelnuovo-Tedesco

19 March 2020

Pori Sinfonietta Finland

Alexander Gordon, conductor and
viola
Roman Kim, violion
Denitsa Laffcieva, clarinet

Giuseppe Tartini Devil's trill
sonata

Howard Shore, arr. Roman
Kim The Lord of the Rings
Fantasy, with solo violin, clarinet
and viola
Giya Kancheli A little Daneliade
Felix Mendelssohn 1st symphony

06 February 2020

National Opera of Ukraine
Kyiv

Ravel Bolero

Ballet

Scenario by L. Soloshyn and A.
Shereka.

06 February 2020

National Opera of Ukraine
Kyiv

Rachmainov Aleko Opera

Cast

06 October 2019

Royal Concertgebouw,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Berlioz-Harold in Italy

Alexander Gordon- Viola

Alexander Vedernikov- Conductor

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
Orchestra

04 October 2019

Utrecht, Netherlands

Berlioz-Harold in Italy

Alexander Gordon- Viola

Alexander Vedernikov- Conductor

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
Orchestra

17-27 August 2019

Aurora and Lead! Viola
Mentoring

Conducting Assistance for J P
Saraste
Stockholm and Trollhatten
Sweden

Mendelssohn Symphony No3

Beethoven Symphony No 5

Mahler Symphony No 1

22-25 July 2019

Concerts
Schloss Hohenprissnitz,
Germany

Taurida Orchestra St Petersburg

Conducting Academy Vassily
Sinaisky

Beethoven - 7th Symphony
Weber - “Der Freischütz” Overture
Tchaikovsky - 5th Symphony
Shostakovitch - 1st Symphony

11-20 July 2019

Parnu Music Festival

Jarvi Academy

Tallinn, Pärnu Estonia

L. van Beethoven Symphony No. 2
I. Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
H. Eller Videvik
R. Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1

W. A. Mozart Symphony no 38
A. Honegger Symphony no 3

27 March 2019

Lviv Philharmonic Hall

Paganini-Skoryk Caprices Toccata
Classics CD Presentation

24 January 2019

Energiaa Beethovenista I
Zemtsov & Viola
Promenadisali Pori Finnland

Alexander Gordon Conductor,
Viola

W. A. Mozart: Bastien ja Bastienne,
-alkusoitto
Franz Antonio Hoffmenister:
Alttoviulukonsertto D-duuri
Igor Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks
Ludvig van Beethoven: Sinfonia
nro 3 ”Eroica”

18 December 2018

Bulgaria Hall Sopfia
Gordon & Viola
Promenadisali Pori Finnland

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliette

Walton Viola Concerto Tabea
Zimmermann Viola

Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

16 December 2018

OZM Dortmund Germany

Benjamin Yusupov (* 1962) |
Konzert für Trompete, Shofar,
Klavier und Streichorchester
“Listen to our cry”. German
Premiere

27 January 2017

Bulgaria Hall Sofia

Mozart Symphony No 40

Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations

Mischa Maisky Cello

Bulgarian National Radio
Symphony Orchestra

concerts

rehearsals

portraits

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NEWS

# Berlioz under Simon Rattle

“Perhaps the exceptional viola
solos of Alexander Zemtsov in the
“Ballad of the King of Thule”
merit a spotlight of their own”

 # Rheinpfalz.de

“Energetic and emotional…. The ensemble
played consistently compact, intense, and
lively, exposed contrast effects, accents
and dynamic nuances…The performance
at a remarkable level under Alexander
Zemtsov…. “

 # hispaniaconciertos.com

Тhe London Philharmonic Orchestra,
returns to the stages of Spain, this time,
under the baton of conductor Alexander
Zemtsov

LINKS

Classical music festival Venna Nova

Naxos Records

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Sofia Philarmonic

National Ukrainian opera

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CONTACT

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