Alexandra Knoll, oboe

Alexandra Knoll, oboist, was born in Zimbabwe and emigrated to South Africa at age ten. After graduating from high school, she worked professionally for two years in the Natal Philharmonic Orchestra. She is an alumna of the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School. Alexandra has played several seasons with the opera companies in Santa Fe and Sarasota. In New York she enjoys a busy freelance career and has performed with, among others, the American Symphony Orchestra, New York City Opera, Brooklyn Philharmonic, and Opera Orchestra of New York. She also enjoys subbing on Broadway shows and playing in chamber groups such as ADCA, the Sylvan Winds, and Berkshire Bach.