Praised by the Baltimore Sun for his “poised and polished presentation” and the South Florida Classical Review for his “beautiful layers of tonal resonance,” Taiwanese-American cellist Alex Wu is an educator, chamber musician, and orchestral player dedicated to curating collaborative music-making experiences. Based in Washington, D.C., he currently serves as a cellist with the United States Air Force Strings.

A recipient of the Penn State University Brewster Career 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. He is a laureate of the National YoungArts competition and a semi-finalist in both the IXth Annarosa Taddei International Music Competition and the Ars Classica Competition in Rome.

As a chamber musician, Alex has performed across North and South America, Europe, and Asia. In recent years, he has been invited to perform at the Manchester, Caramoor, Sarasota, Windwood, and Mount Gretna music festivals. As a founding member of HEXTET, he 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 shared the stage with members of the Tokyo, Jasper, Takács, and Astrodon string quartets.

His orchestral career includes a fellowship with the New World Symphony and a previous membership with Symphony in C. Alex has also performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, Virginia Symphony, and Orchestre de la Francophonie. Other engagements include invitations to the Pacific Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, Spoleto Festival USA, New York String Orchestra Seminar, and NYO-USA.

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

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

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

Outside of music, Alex is an avid outdoorsman and an Eagle Scout who enjoys hiking, camping, canoeing, and archery. He is a brother of Lambda Phi Epsilon International Fraternity Inc. and remains an active member of the Greek life community.