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Apr 07

NameElla Xu
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Country of permanent residence (address)United States
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Country where currently studyingUnited States
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Phone Number7736630822
Age14
Of what nation(s) are you a citizen?United States
A brief biography:

Ella made her orchestral debut at 11 at the Vienna Konzerthaus and has since performed with the US Army Field Band and Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago. She has appeared at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. A two-time Grand Prize winner of the Philadelphia International Music Festival Concerto Competition, she also won the DePaul National Concerto Competition. As a From the Top fellow, her performance and interview recently aired on NPR. She was selected for 2026 NYO2, and presented a series of solo recitals for Young Artist Performances. She is a BUTI alumna, and has worked with John Ferrillo and Philippe Tondre in masterclasses. She studies oboe at Juilliard Pre-College with Yousun Chung and Elaine Douvas. Her recent focus is on tonal flexibility and narration in unaccompanied repertoire

Select a Category
  • Oboe
Masterclasses
Oboe
  • Nicholas Daniel - Metamorphoses after Ovid
Workshops / Interactive Classes
Oboe
  • Michele Fiala - Workshop: Setting the Tone: Essential Beginnings for Young Oboists
  • Laura Medisky - Workshop: Oboe Dojo: Connecting Mind, Body, and Sound
  • Andrew W. Parker - Workshop: Fix It in Five
Please give your order of preference for all classes you'd like to be considered for. You may be selected to participate in a class that is not of your first choice.

Michele Fiala – Workshop: Setting the Tone: Essential Beginnings for Young Oboists
Laura Medisky – Workshop: Oboe Dojo: Connecting Mind, Body, and Sound
Andrew W. Parker – Workshop: Fix It in Five

Proposed repertoire for the masterclass:Benjamin Britten — Six Metamorphoses after Ovid: I, III, and IV
Confirmation Deadline
  • I will confirm my participation and register for the IDRS 2026 conference by May 15, 2026. Failure to do so will cause me to lose my place to applicants on the reserve list.
Registration Requirement:
Requirement: IDRS Membership
Recording release agreement: (Required for participation)
  • I hereby authorize the release of my performance at the IDRS 2026 conference for non-commercial use by conference attendees and IDRS members. This includes audio recordings and video recordings for the IDRS archives and website.