Violinist Alexandra Early has performed in orchestras including the Minnesota Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, New World Symphony, and the Alabama Symphony. With the Minnesota Orchestra she has performed on numerous recordings and toured to Cuba, Europe, and South Africa.
Alex has received fellowships from the New World Symphony, the Tanglewood Music Center and the Aspen Music Festival. She has performed with and/or recorded for pop musicians including Prince, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael Buble, and Idina Menzel.
In addition to her experience onstage, Alex has appeared in interviews and performances on the BBC, NPR, and PBS.
Alex holds degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. Her primary teachers include Charles Gray, Burton Kaplan and Paul Kantor.
In addition to her life as a violinist, Alex is a certified yoga teacher.