Alexander Saldarriaga

Description

Alex Saldarriaga is a classically-trained violinist who runs his private violin teaching practice out of his home studio in Tarpon Springs, FL. He has been performing as a violin soloist and member of various Christian music ministries for over 40 years. Alex first studied violin with Mr. Bernard Minzer, who was a student of Mishel Piastro, the former concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic and star pupil of the great violin pedagogue, Leopold Auer. Alex then studied with the distinguished Dutch violinist, conductor, and teacher, Prof. Hendrik de Blij, who was the first violin professor at the New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida. Prof. de Blij studied with Oskar Back and Carl Flesch, two of the greatest violin pedagogues of the 20th century. Alex taught at the Academy of the Arts at NSU University School in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and attended the Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at The Juilliard School of Music in June 2021 and the Violin Mastermind Program in 2023 with Dylana Jenson, one of the greatest artist-teachers in the world today.

Years Teaching: Over 10 years

Certificate(s): Yes

Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish

Email: asaldarr@gmail.com

Phone: (786) 390-5916

Location of lessons:

Personal Home Studio

Level of Instruction:

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Professional

Ages:

Kids: 5 - 10 years old

Preteens: 11 - 13 years old