OLMC continues its lunchtime recital series on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 1pm with pianist Alexander Bui. A graduate of Manhattan School of Music and a current Doctoral candidate at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, Alexander Bui has also appeared as a semi-finalist on “America’s Got Talent” and is an international piano competition winner. The program includes works by Bach, Henselt, Chopin, Schumann and Nelson. The concert is free to the public with no admission fee. It will also be live streamed.
Alexander Bui
Alexander Bui is a Vietnamese-American concert pianist who has performed worldwide in numerous venues such as Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, NBC Studios of Los Angeles and Borgata Resort & Spa Casino. A music review from the Press of Atlantic City writes, “Bui produced a continuous singing tone that filled the hall with beauty, refinement and a maturity that belied his young years.”
In addition to his solo career, Alexander is the founder of his award winning chamber music
ensemble, “The Raritan Trio”, a certified Steinway Teacher & Education Partner, the Piano Teacher at Rutgers Preparatory School, the Music Minister of Spotswood Reformed Church and a piano accompanist freelancer of New York and New Jersey. Mr. Bui’s mission is to enlighten audiences of the beauty, excitement and enduring quality of the great classical composers through his performances.
Graduating from Manhattan School of Music with Master of Music (2018) and a Bachelor of Music (2016) in classical piano, Alexander continues to pursue his education as Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at Mason Gross School of the Arts – Rutgers University. Award highlights include semi-finalist on “America’s Got Talent” and 1st prizes in: Charleston
International Music Competition, Rutgers Concerto Competition, Rutgers Chamber Music
Competition, Manhattan School of Music Chamber Music Competition, and Esther C. Weill
Music Competition.