Hailed by Cleveland Classical for her “warmth and vitality,” Alexandria Hoffman is a third-year Flute Fellow with the New World Symphony. She was previously Associate Principal Flute of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and a Flute Fellow with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. She has performed with the Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Pops, and the Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra. 

As a soloist, Alex has appeared with Yo-Yo Ma in collaboration with his Bach Project in Chicago, where she performed on a flute made out of a rifle created by Pedro Reyes as part of his “Palas for Pistolas” project. She also performed with Yo-Yo Ma on Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 on Chicago’s Riverwalk. In 2017, she performed Vivaldi’s Piccolo Concerto with the Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra in Door County, WI. In its Chicago premiere, Alex appeared alongside Claire Chase and the International Contemporary Ensemble to perform Salvatore Sciarrino’s Cutting the Circle of Sounds.

Passionate about mental health, Alex is co-founder and Executive Director of Sound Mind, an organization that seeks to discuss the intersection of mental health and classical music. She was previously the Education Coordinator for NAMI Metro Suburban in Oak Park, IL, and has raised over $2000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention through her advocacy as part of the Chicago Marathon. She has spoken on a number of panels about her mental health journey and continues to share her story with others in hopes to end the stigma of mental illness.

Alex has performed under the batons of Riccardo Muti, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Ken-David Masur, among others. An accomplished piccolo player, Alex previously won first prize in the National Flute Association’s Piccolo Audition and Masterclass Competition. She has performed in piccolo masterclasses for Jennifer Gunn, Cynthia Meyers, and Alyce Johnson, and flute masterclasses for Mathieu Dufour, Robert Langevin, and Marina Piccinini. In previous summers, Alex has attended the Peninsula Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute, and Centre d’Arts Orford. Other performance highlights include concerts with noted jazz musicians Victor Goines and Branford Marsalis.

Alex holds a Master’s Degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Bachelor’s Degree in Flute Performance and Music Education from Northwestern University, where she was a Presser Scholar and graduated magna cum laude. Her primary teachers include Mary Kay Fink, John Thorne, and Lauren Moldenhauer. In her free time, she enjoys running and playing with her dog, Barry.