Francisco Alonso Serena

Born in Switzerland in 1971, he began his musical studies in Valencia and continued his musical training in Freiburg, Hanover, and Berlin (Germany).
He is currently Associate Professor and Professor of Orchestral Development in the Bassoon Department of the Reina Sofía School of Music, with Professor Gustavo Núñez.
He was a member of the Spanish National Youth Orchestra (JONDE) from 1988 to 1990, and of the European Union Youth Orchestra from 1990 to 1993. In 1993, he joined the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic, where he participated in the orchestra’s seasonal concerts. From 1994 to 1997, he toured extensively with this orchestra throughout Europe, the United States, and Japan, which allowed him to meet some of the world’s greatest conductors, such as Carlos Kleiber, Claudio Abbado, and Bernard Haitink, among others. He also participated in the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Octet. From 1991 to 1992, he was a member of the Principality of Asturias Symphony Orchestra. Since 1998, he has been the principal bassoonist of the Teatro Real Orchestra (Madrid Symphony Orchestra) under the direction of Jesús López Cobos.
He has taught advanced courses at the JONDE, the Murcia Youth Orchestra, the Castellón Youth Orchestra, and at the Lucena Festival in 2005, 2006, and 2008. He has participated in the Orchestra Conducting courses of maestro Jesús Lopez Cobos at the University of Alcalá de Henares in 2006 and 2007. He has also conducted various orchestras and chamber groups in Madrid, Santander, and Bilbao, among other cities.