The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has appointed Alexander Hanna as
its new principal bassist. The 26-year-old is currently principal
bass of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and will start his new
position in Chicago next month. He succeeds Joseph Guastafeste, who
retired from the Chicago Symphony in 2010 after 49 years in the
orchestra.
Hanna was born in Bowling Green, Ohio, and studied at the Curtis
Institute of Music with Hal Robinson and Edgar Meyer. During
college he substituted with the Minnesota Orchestra, the
Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He joined the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra in 2008, shortly after graduating.
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