Praised by the Baltimore Sun for his “poised and polished presentation” and South Florida Classical Review for his “beautiful layers of tonal resonance”, Taiwanese-American cellist, Alex Wu, is an educator, chamber, and orchestral musician who seeks to curate collaborative music-making experiences. Based in Miami, he is a cello fellow with the New World Symphony. In June of 2026, Alex joins the United States Air Force Band as a cellist in the Air Force Strings based in Washington D.C.

A recipient of the Penn State University Brewster Music Grant, Alex made his solo debut with the Warminster Symphony in 2010 and has since performed as a soloist with the Orchestre de la Francophonie, Penn State Philharmonic, Lansdowne Symphony, Old York Road Symphony, and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony. Having competed on the international stage, he is a laureate of the National YoungArts competition, a semi-finalist in the IXth Annarosa Taddei International Music Competition, and a semi-finalist of the Ars Classica Competition in Rome.

​As a chamber musician, Alex has performed across North and South America, Europe, and Asia with various ensembles. In recent years, he has been invited to perform at the Manchester Music Festival, Caramoor International Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, Windwood Music Festival, and the Mount Gretna Music Festival. As a founding member of HEXTET, he has also competed as a semi-finalist at the Coltman Chamber Music Competition and served as an artist-in-residence at Arcadia University. A frequent guest collaborator, Alex has also shared the stage with members of the Tokyo, Jasper, Takács, and Astrodon string quartets.

As an orchestral musician, Alex is currently serving a fellowship with the New World Symphony. Previously a cellist with Symphony in C, he has also performed with the Baltimore Symphony, Virginia Symphony, and Orchestre de la Francaphonie. Other orchestral engagements include invitations to the Pacific Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, Spoleto Festival USA, and the New York String Orchestra Seminar.

He has held teaching positions and coached chamber music at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Arcadia University, and the Miami Music Project. He served as the artist-in-residence and artistic director of Concerts at Roland Park Place during their 2024-2025 season.

Alex received his master’s at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University under the tutelage of Alan Stepansky. As a graduate of the Schreyer Honors College at the Pennsylvania State University in political science and music performance, he has also studied extensively with Kim Cook and Jon Dexter. He is also an alumnus of the Temple University Boyer College of Music Prep program, studying with Jeffrey Solow.

​Alex plays on a German Neuner & Hornsteiner cello made in 1906.

Outside of music, Alex is an avid outdoorsman and hobbyist. As an Eagle Scout, he enjoys hiking, camping, canoeing, and archery in his spare time. Alex is also a brother of the Lambda Phi Epsilon International Fraternity Inc. and remains active in the Greek life community.