Our conductor, Alexei Girsh
In 1991, Alexei Girsh came to Redmond from Russia,
where he wa
s born and educated, attaining his Bachelor’s Degree at Glinka Conservatory in Novosibirsk and Master’s Degree—Conductor of
Symphony and Opera—from the Mussorgsky Conservatory in Ekaterinburg.
Included in his portfolio are a number of published arrangements and
recordings. He was highly acclaimed as principal conductor of the
Radio-Television Symphony of Vladivostok, Music Director of the St.
Petersburg Youth Symphony and a professor at the Institute of the Arts
in St. Petersburg. Since moving to the United States, he has been Music
Director of the Washington Wind Symphony (Redmond, 1993-96), the Youth
Philharmonic Northwest (Redmond, 1994-96), the Bellevue Ballet Orchestra
(1996-99), and currently the Eastside Symphony (Redmond, 1992-present.)
He is also Music Director of the Renton Youth Symphony orchestra and
conductor of the Boeing Concert Band. In 2000 he was honored with the
city of Redmond’s Patron of the Arts Award. Recently he founded the
Concert Opera of Seattle where he is Artistic and Music Director.
We are enthusiastic musicians who want to play the standard classical repertoire in a relaxed and supportive environment. While we vary in our skills and our time to invest in our playing, we share a common love of classical music, and welcome like-minded musicians to our ranks.
Join us
If you are interested in joining the Eastside Symphony, please email us at eastsidesymphony@gmail.com, including your full name, instrument, and a bit about your playing background. We do not audition, and string players are generally welcome at any time (especially low strings). However, we only add wind and brass players as needed.
