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Click on a photo to see full bio and details.Dr. Alex Chambers-Ozasky
Cello All ages and levelsCurrently accepting new students
Biographical Info
Originally from the Twin Cities, Dr. Alex Chambers-Ozasky enjoys a multifaceted career as a cellist and teacher in Madison, WI. Alex currently serves as the Assistant Principal cellist of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, and recently won the section cello position with the Madison Symphony Orchestra. He also performs with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Quad City Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Iowa, and Wisconsin Philharmonic. In the summer of 2021, Alex served as principal cellist of the National Repertory
Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado. An avid chamber musician, Alex has appeared as a core member of the Lake Lanier Music Festival, performing chamber music throughout North Georgia. This past summer, Alex was on faculty at the Manitou Chamber Music Festival in Colorado Springs, where he coached chamber groups and performed with the faculty string quartet.
Alex earned his doctorate at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, where he studied with
Joseph Johnson, Principal cellist of the Toronto Symphony. For his dissertation, Alex researched the
application of the Feldenkrais Method to cello pedagogy. Alex holds a Bachelor’s in Music Performance from DePaul University, and a Master’s from University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was awarded a fellowship position in the graduate Hunt String Quartet.
An enthusiastic and dedicated teacher, Alex has taught musicians of all ages for the past decade and maintains a private studio of curious, thoughtful, and expressive cellists of all levels. As cellist of the Hunt String Quartet, Alex gave dozens of outreach concerts in partnership with the Madison Symphony Orchestra and UW Madison. Combining his chamber music experience with his passion for teaching, Alex has coached young chamber ensembles at the MacPhail Center for Music, International Cello Institute, and the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras. He has taught cello at the Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago, The EAGLE K-8 school in Fitchburg, and the Chanson Voice & Music Academy in St. Paul, MN. He is also on faculty at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI. In his free time, Alex loves playing pickleball, watching and discussing movies, eating, and laughing with friends and family.