Alex Fortes

A native of San Diego, New York-based violinist Alex Fortes is recognized for his versatility and warmth. Recent orchestral and chamber music performances have included performances in Indonesia as well as throughout North and South America and Europe. He is a member and frequent principal player of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s/St Luke's Chamber Ensemble, the Knights, A Far Cry, and Quodlibet Ensemble, as well as the Toomai Quintet. His playing is featured on A Far Cry's 2014 and 2017 Grammy-nominated albums, Dreams and Prayers and Visions and Variations, as well as on Law of Mosaics, which The New Yorker’s Alex Ross hailed as one of the top ten albums of 2014, and The Blue Hour, NPR's top classical album of 2022.