Bio

Born in the Paris region, Alexandre Zanetta discovered the horn at the age of 6 with Christophe Vellard. At the age of 15, he developed his passion for the natural horn under the tutelage of Jacques Adnet at the CRR in Paris. He went on to study the modern horn with Marie-Luise Neunecker at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin and with Jens Plücker at the Musikhochschule Lübeck.

His passion for historical horns led him to the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where he studied with Thomas Müller and Jean-François Madeuf. Alexandre specialises in baroque horns, preferring a historically authentic approach that excludes the use of more recent techniques to correct intonation.

Since 2021, Alexandre has been sharing his love of music as a teacher of period horns, first at the Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen and then at the HEM in Geneva. He is also heavily involved in teaching young musicians at various music schools, particularly in Basel.

Alexandre is regularly invited to play with internationally renowned early music ensembles such as La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Collegium 1704 and Café Zimmermann. He has also participated in recordings with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, the Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg and Los Elementos.

In the autumn of 2022 he succeeds Thomas Müller as professor of historical horn at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where he will continue to pass on his knowledge and passion for historical horns.