Musicians Bios – Alex Gavriilidis-Petrin
Instrument/Position:
First Violin
Education:
USC Thornton School of Music San Francisco Conservatory of Music Manhattan School of Music State Conservatory of Thessaloniki, Greece
Joined the Symphony:
2024
Other orchestras/ensembles/festivals you have or currently play with:
San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Opera Santa Cruz Symphony Fresno Philharmonic Oakland Symphony Modesto Symphony San Jose Chamber Marin Symphony Athens State Orchestra
Most memorable musical experience:
Last two pages of Manon by Jules Massenet with San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
If you weren’t a musician, what would you be doing:
Soccer player or psychologist
Hobbies:
Workout, play sports, video games and audio-books
Favorite vacation spot:
Santorini, Greece
What three things can always be found in your refrigerator:
Chicken, Eggs and Berries
If you could give one piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be:
Life is a marathon, seize every day one step at a time.
Do you have a “bucket list” piece of orchestral music that you have yet to play:
Arnold Schönberg – Verklärte Nacht
