Alex Xu

  • Winner of the 15th Annual Concerto Competition 2025 held by the American Chamber Orchestra (ACO) in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Consequently he will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the ACO on June 14th, 2025

  • Third Place Winner at the 11th Camerata Artists International Competition 2025 (Junior I category, ages 12-14; Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3)

  • Finalist at the Ensemble 212 Young Artist Concerto Competition 2025 (Junior Division Category; Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3)

  • presented his Debut Recital at the New York Piano Academy on June 23rd, 2024 (at age 12) - featuring music by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin and Prokofiev

  • First Prize Winner of Category B (ages 10-12) at the 2024 International Grande Music Live Competition (IGMC)

  • First Round Winner at the 2024 Euro-Elite International Music Competition

  • First Place Winner ($300 Young Virtuoso Prize) at the 2023 New York Young Virtuoso Competition (NYYVC)

  • Gold Medal Winner at the Junior Performance Class D of the 2023 Northern Lights International Festival & Competition

  • Silver Medal Winner at the Etude Class of the 2023 Northern Lights International Piano Festival & Competition

  • Top Winner at the 2023 NLPA National Young Virtuosi Recital Competition

  • Third Prize Winner of category B (ages 10-12) at the 2023 International Grande Music Live Competition (IGMC)

  • Honorable Mention at the Junior B category of the 2023 NYYPP Competition governed by AMTL (Associated Music Teachers League)

  • Silver Prize Winner at the 2023 NLPA National Young Musicians Showcase Competition

  • Second Prize Winner at the 2023 Anselmo Academy Annual Youth Competition (ages 11-12)

  • Second Place Winner at the Young Artist’s Group B of the 2023 American Virtuoso International Music Competition (AVIMC - Music in the Classical Period)

  • First Prize Winner (Lucy Boyan Balakian Award) at the Junior A category of the 2022 NYYPP Competition governed by AMTL (Associated Music Teachers League)

  • Semi Finalist at the 5th George Gershwin International Music Competition (2022)

  • Finalist at the virtual 2022 National Young Maestro Competition

  • First Prize Winner at the 2022 International Music Competition Grand Prize Virtuoso (Vienna & London) - resulting in a performance of J.S. Bach’s Italian Concerto at London’s Albert Hall on April 20, 2022

  • Honorable Mention at the Young Artist’s group C of the 2021 American Virtuoso International Music Competition (AVIMC)

  • Gold Prize Winner of the Children B age group at the 2021 Bright China International Music Internet Competition

  • Silver Prize Winner of the Piano Schubert Class at the 2021 Northern Lights International Piano Festival (The Nordic Piano Competition)

  • First Place Winner at the Little Mozarts Competition of the 2021 Crescendo International Competition & Festival

  • Finalist at the 2021 National Young Maestro Competition

  • Gold Prize Winner at the 2021 NLPA National Young Musicians Showcase Competition

  • Third Prize Winner of the Solo Elementary B category at the 2020 MAMTG Competition

  • First Place Winner of the Open Preparatory category at the 2020 NEMTA Competition

  • First Place Winner at the Little Mozarts Competition of the 2020 Crescendo International Competition & Festival

  • Grand Prix Winner at the 2020 New York Concert Festival Competition

Nate Festinger