Alexandra Osborne enjoys an exciting and versatile career as a solo artist, chamber and orchestral musician, and
educator. Appointed to the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC by Christoph Eschenbach in 2009 as the
youngest violinist, she spent thirteen seasons with the NSO, including as Assistant Concertmaster.
Now deeply embedded in Australia’s musical life as a performer, collaborator and mentor, Ms. Osborne is currently
the Associate Concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and is the featured soloist for the SSO’s 2025
Regional Tours, performing Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending.
A passionate chamber musician, Ms. Osborne has performed at major music festivals across Australia, including the
Bendigo, Blackheath, Bangalow, Coriole, Four Winds and Orange Festivals. Internationally, she has appeared at the
Taos, Pan Pacific, Kneisel Hall, Sarasota and Colorado Music Festivals, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and the
Fortas Chamber Music Series. She has been profiled as a featured artist in Symphony Magazine.
Recent highlights include Guest Concertmaster invitations with the Singapore Symphony, Melbourne, Adelaide and
Queensland Symphony Orchestras, as well as Opera Australia, and tours with the Australian Chamber Orchestra,
Ensemble Offspring, Australian World Orchestra, the Australian Piano Quartet, and the Australian String Quartet.
Ms. Osborne performed the soundtrack for The Last Violin, a documentary on luthier Harry Vatiliotis (now on SBS on
Demand), including its World and European Premieres at the 2023 Bangalow, Cyprus and Corinth (Bridges)
International Film Festivals. She has served as Guest Artistic Director/Concertmaster of the Melbourne Chamber
Orchestra, curated classical music events at Australia’s celebrated restaurant Bennelong, and undertaken a
multisensory recording residency at UKARIA. She tours with Kathy Selby and Friends, is a founding board
member/violinist of Jackson Hole Chamber Music, and released her debut album of world premiere Nico Muhly and
Philip Glass works on ABC Classic. She has also performed in recital on the historic “King Louis XIV” Amati violin at the
Smithsonian Institution, mentored at the Hawaii Youth Symphony Summer Festival, and appeared at major European
Festivals, including Lucerne, Bonn, Grafenegg, and Rostropovich, and the BBC Proms.
She is a top laureate of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, winner of the Gisborne International Music
Competition, and a gold medalist of the Symphony Australia Young Performers Award.
A graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School, and after 20 years in the USA, Ms. Osborne is
thrilled to be back in Australia as a prominent musical voice and leader. Deeply committed to inspiring young
musicians, she is a teaching artist for the Sydney Conservatorium’s Collaborative Piano program, the SSO Fellowship,
and the Australian Youth Orchestra, and maintains a private studio in Sydney, with a particular focus on audition
preparation and career development.
