About

Percussionist Oliver Xu has been internationally recognized as a solo performer advocating for contemporary music. Based in New York City, he is currently a fellow at Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect and performs with flutist Catherine Boyack as Coriolis Duo. This season, he will appear at venues ranging from Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall to Off-Broadway’s Theatre 154 to Madrid’s Reina Sofía Museum. Highlights from last season include New York performances presented by Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City, Chelsea Music Festival, and Talea Ensemble as well as performances abroad at the Lucerne Festival Academy and Shanghai’s Shangyin Opera House.

A dedicated educator, Oliver teaches at P.S. 21 in Flushing through Ensemble Connect and regularly gives masterclasses at colleges around the country including Colorado State University, University of Central Florida, and University of North Florida. In recent years, he has taught orchestral percussion and coached percussion ensembles at Fordham University and Hunter College.

Oliver’s performance highlights also include concerto performances with the GRAMMY-winning Albany Symphony Orchestra, the premiere of a new work by Ayanna Woods at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the New York premiere of Judd Greenstein’s percussion concerto, and solo recitals at Ithaca College and The Juilliard School.