Alexandra Boyling

Cello | Theory

• Associate Diploma AMEB (AMusA) - Cello

• HSC Encore Nomination

Alexandra Boyling began learning the cello at Hunter Valley Grammar School at the age of 8. She was on a music scholarship at Hunter Valley Grammar School from 2019 to 2020, and is currently studying at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with Julian Smiles. She is a recipient of the Chandler Scholarship from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Tassell Performing Arts Tertiary Scholarship through Hunter Valley Grammar School. Alexandra has learnt from teachers including David Pereira, Sally Maer, and Julian Smiles, and has also had the opportunity to play for distinguished artists including Nicola Benedetti and Leonard Elschenbroich.

Alexandra received her AMusA with Distinction. She has also been a semi-finalist in the KPO Secondary Schools Concerto Competition and participated in other competitions such as The Sydney Eisteddfod and The Wendy Ireland Award.

In 2020, Alexandra was selected as a soloist for the Sydney International Music Festival which was unfortunately cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She was also selected to play the 1st movement of Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B Minor with the Hunter Valley Grammar School Symphony Orchestra, and while this performance was also cancelled, she played the piece as part of her HSC Music Extension program, for which she received an Encore Nomination.