Fellow Profile: Alexander Wu

Praised by the Baltimore Sun for his “poised and polished presentation”, and the Montecito Journal for his “deeply personal and earnest” stage presence, Taiwanese American cellist, Alex Wu, is a second-year Cello Fellow at the New World Symphony. Hailing from Philadelphia, he debuted with the Warminster Symphony in 2010 and has since performed as a soloist with the Orchestre de la Francophonie, Lansdowne, Old York and Southeastern Pennsylvania symphony orchestras, among others. He was a prizewinner of the National YoungArts competition, a semi-finalist in the Annarosa Taddei International Competition, and a recipient of the Marjorie Jane Brewster Career Grant. As a chamber musician, Alex has been invited to perform at the Manchester Music Festival, Windwood Music Festival, and Sarasota Music Festival. Being a founding member of HEXTET, he served with the group as ensemble-in-residence at Arcadia University. As an orchestral musician, Alex was previously a member of Symphony in C and has performed at the Pacific Music Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, Music Academy of the West, New York String Orchestra Seminar and NYO-USA. Other orchestral engagements include appearances with the Baltimore and Virginia Symphony Orchestras Alex received his master of music degree from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University under the tutelage of Alan Stepansky. A graduate of the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University in political science and music, he has also studied with Kim Cook, Jon Dexter and Jeffrey Solow. Outside of music, Alex is an avid outdoorsman and tabletop game enthusiast. As an Eagle Scout, he enjoys hiking, camping and archery in his spare time. He is also a brother of the Lambda Phi Epsilon International Fraternity Inc. and remains active in the Greek life community. Personal Website https://www.alexwucello.com Subscribe for weekly instructional videos, performances and incredible orchestral content: https://www.youtube.com/@newworldsymphony Visit https://media.nws.edu to sign up for our FREE live streaming platform NWS Inside. Follow New World Symphony: Instagram: @nwsymphony TikTok: New-World-Symphony Facebook: NewWorldSymphony X: @nwsymphony Website: https://nws.edu Powered by Knight Foundation