Alexander Bachl

A native of Augsburg, Alexander Bachl received his first clarinet lessons at the age of twelve from Herbert Hohaus. After secondary school and lessons at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich, he studied with Ralph Manno at the Cologne Academy of Music, graduating with distinction. He won first prizes at the federal level of the competition “Jugend musiziert” and at the Cologne Academy Competition. Since 1997 he has been principal clarinettist of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra. The artist has undertaken numerous concert tours in Germany and abroad. Since 2004 Alexander Bachl has also been professor of clarinet at the Hamburg Academy of Music and Theatre.