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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alex_Stobbs > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alex_Stobbs.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Stobbs > Source revision: 1283295376 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{BLP citations needed|date=March 2025}} {{Short description|British musician (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Use British English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = | honorific_prefix = | name = Alex Stobbs | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape = yes | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Alexander Brett Stobbs | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|01|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Tunbridge Wells](/source/Royal_Tunbridge_Wells), [Kent](/source/Kent), [England](/source/England), United Kingdom | origin = | death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} | death_place = | genre = | occupation = Conductor and musician | instrument = | discography = | years_active = 2009-present | label = | current_member_of = | past_member_of = | spouse = | partner = | website = | module = | module2 = | module3 = }} '''Alexander Brett Stobbs''' (born 30 January 1990 in [Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England](/source/Tunbridge_Wells%2C_Kent)) is a British musician. He was featured in the [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) documentary series ["Cutting Edge" (TV series)](/source/Cutting_Edge_(TV_series)) in the episodes ''A Boy Called Alex''RCM 6 July 2018 Graduation Ceremony Programme (2008) and ''Alex: A Passion for Life''{{Cite news |last=Stobbs |first=Alex |date=2022-12-22 |title=A wonder drug has given me back my musical career – and my life |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/wonder-drug-has-given-back-musical-career-life/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}} (2009). Stobbs has [cystic fibrosis](/source/cystic_fibrosis), a condition that was documented in both films. ==Early life== After completing his academic and musical studies at [Stoke Brunswick](/source/Stoke_Brunswick_School), Stobbs joined the [Choir of King's College](/source/Choir_of_King's_College%2C_Cambridge), [Cambridge](/source/Cambridge).{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} During his time as a chorister, he participated in a recording of [Johann Sebastian Bach](/source/Johann_Sebastian_Bach)'s [''Magnificat''](/source/Magnificat_(Bach)) with King's College for [EMI](/source/EMI), a piece he would later conduct. He also studied music as a [choral scholar](/source/choral_scholar) at King's College. On 5 April 2009, he conducted Bach's ''[St Matthew Passion](/source/St_Matthew_Passion)'' at [Cadogan Hall](/source/Cadogan_Hall) in [London](/source/London), featuring the [Rodolfus Choir](/source/Rodolfus_Choir) and [Southbank Sinfonia](/source/Southbank_Sinfonia). Stobbs took early inspiration from the works of [Walter de la Mare](/source/Walter_de_la_Mare) and British novelist [J. K. Rowling](/source/J._K._Rowling).{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} He continued his music education as a scholar at [Eton College](/source/Eton_College), where he conducted Bach's ''Magnificat'' in March 2007.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} In September 2009, he published ''A Passion for Living'', a diary detailing his experiences during his A-levels and his preparation for performing Bach's ''[St Matthew Passion](/source/St_Matthew_Passion)''. In July 2018, Stobbs received third prize in the Joan Chissell Schumann Prize for Piano at the [Royal College of Music](/source/Royal_College_of_Music). ==Documentaries== Stobbs has been featured in two television documentaries. Both were directed by Paddy Wivell, produced by [Walker George Films](/source/Walker_George_Films), and were broadcast on [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4).{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} The first, ''A Boy Called Alex'', followed Alex's efforts to conduct Bach's [''Magnificat''](/source/Magnificat_(Bach)) while living with [cystic fibrosis](/source/cystic_fibrosis).{{cite web |title=Archived item |url=http://stobbs-matthewpassion.co.uk/the-project/a-boy-called-alex |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416130243/http://stobbs-matthewpassion.co.uk/the-project/a-boy-called-alex |archivedate=16 April 2009 |accessdate=2011-12-23 |df=dmy}} It aired in 2008 and received a [BAFTA](/source/BAFTA) nomination in 2009.{{Cite web |title=Television Awards Winners in 2009 - Television - Awards - the BAFTA site |url=http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/tv-noms-2009,709,BA.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121045935/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/tv-noms-2009,709,BA.html |archive-date=21 November 2010 |access-date=17 September 2009 |df=dmy-all}} The second documentary, titled ''Alex: A Passion for Life'', was broadcast in October 2009. It documented Stobbs' first year at King's College, [Cambridge](/source/Cambridge), as he prepared to conduct Bach's ''[St Matthew Passion](/source/St_Matthew_Passion)'' with a full orchestra in the [Cadogan Hall](/source/Cadogan_Hall), highlighting his experiences with cystic fibrosis.{{Cite web |title=Alex: A Passion for Life |url=http://stobbs-matthewpassion.co.uk/the-project/alex-a-passion-for-life |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090927090130/http://stobbs-matthewpassion.co.uk/the-project/alex-a-passion-for-life |archive-date=27 September 2009 |access-date=17 September 2009 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news |last1=Stobbs |first1=Alex |date=22 December 2022 |title=A wonder drug has given me back my musical career – and my life |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/wonder-drug-has-given-back-musical-career-life/ |access-date=15 December 2023 |newspaper=The Telegraph |df=dmy-all}} He appeared on the UK talk show ''[Richard & Judy](/source/Richard_%26_Judy)'' in January 2008, performing [Rachmaninov](/source/Rachmaninov)'s Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32/12.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.facebook.com/alexstobbs Alex's Official Facebook Fanpage] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090104100733/http://www.evewhite.co.uk/new/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,flypage_AD_la/product_id,92/category_id,41/manufacturer_id,11/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,41/ ''A Passion for Living''] Literary Agent Listing *[https://archive.today/20130505065221/http://stobbs-matthewpassion.co.uk/ The Matthew Passion Project Website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090912000936/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/6140021/Alex-Stobbs-Singing-from-his-own-hymn-sheet.html ''Alex Stobbs: Singing from his own hymn sheet''] The Telegraph, 7 September 2009 *[http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_features/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=384203 ''The Passion of Alex'']{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Cambridge News article, 24 January 2009 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080723235432/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article3166508.ece ''The privilege of educating Alex''] Times Online article, 11 January 2008 *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1177981/ "Cutting Edge" A Boy Called Alex (2008)] *[http://www.channel4.com/video/cutting-edge-a-boy-called-alex/index.html Cutting Edge: A Boy Called Alex] Free Video Clips from Channel 4 {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stobbs, Alex}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:British classical musicians Category:People from Royal Tunbridge Wells Category:British male conductors (music) Category:People educated at Eton College Category:Bach conductors Category:Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Category:21st-century British conductors (music) Category:People with cystic fibrosis Category:British musicians with disabilities --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alex Stobbs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Stobbs) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Stobbs?action=history)). 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