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) between 1988 and 1990, and of the European Union Youth Orchestra between 1990 and 1993. In 1993 he joined the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic, where he participated in the orchestra’s season concerts. Between 1994 and 1997 he made several tours with this orchestra throughout Europe, the United States, and Japan, which allowed him to meet some of the world’s best conductors such as Carlos Kleiber, Claudio Abbado, and Bernard Haitink, among others. He also participated in the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Octet. Between 1991 and 1992 he was a member of the Principality of Asturias Symphony Orchestra. Since 1998 he has been principal bassoonist of the Teatro Real Headline 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.