18 year old violinist Alexandra Switala has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra and others.
Violinist Alexandra Alvarado Switala is a graduated senior in high school and is a student of Roland and Almita Vamos. She began her musical journey at the age of four in Texas, where she studied with Jan Mark Sloman, and has since studied privately with renowned musicians from across the nation, including Catherine Cho at the Juilliard School. This fall she will continue her studies at the Curtis Institute of Music studying with Ida Kavafian.
Since the age of 13, Alexandra has had prestigious performance opportunities, including as a soloist with the Fort Worth Symphony, the Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra, and the Cleveland Orchestra. As the winner of the Sphinx Competition, she has performed with the Florida Orchestra, the New World Symphony, the New York Philharmonic, the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Cleveland Orchestra. In the past, Alexandra has been a featured artist on the nationally syndicated PBS television show “From the Top at Carnegie Hall” as well as on NPR radio shows such as “From the Top” and “Performance Today.”
Alexandra has had great success in competitions, taking top prizes at the Cooper International, Sphinx, Blount-Slawson, and Klein competitions. At the Klein competition she received an award for the commissioned work as well as for her interpretation of Bach. A born-and-raised Texan, she is a recipient of the Bayard H. Friedman award for Outstanding Student in the Performing Arts in Fort Worth and the Texas Commission on the Arts Young Master Award.
Program:
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Mvt. 1
Bach Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Mvt. 2 – Fugue
Prokofiev: Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Movements 2 and 3