Alejandro Posada
Alejandro Posada Gómez is a Colombian conductor.
Education
Posada studied in Colombia and Austria.He studied conducting with Karl Östrerreicher at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, graduating with unanimous honours and receiving the Wuerdigungspreis. He won First Prize at the Competition for Young Conductors, organised by the Vienna Chamber Orchestra; Second Prize at the 1st International Competition for Conductors of Cadaqués and Special Prize at the 11th Nicolai Malko International Competition for Conductors.
Career
In 1992 Posada won second prize at the Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition.In 2002 he was appointed chief conductor of the Castile and León Symphony Orchestra and the following year he combined this role with a shared directorship at the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia. In 2009, Posada left his post at the Castile and León Symphony Orchestra and was replaced by Lionel Bringuier.
In recent years he has become a frequent guest on the jury of various international composition and conducting competitions, such as the prestigious Cadaqués competition for orchestra conductors.