Alex Burtzos

Alex Burtzos is an American composer, conductor, and educator based in New York City and Orlando, FL. His music has been performed across four continents by some of the world's foremost contemporary soloists and ensembles, including JACK Quartet, Yarn/Wire, loadbang, Contemporaneous, ETHEL, Jenny Lin, Decoda, and many others. Alex is the founder and artistic director of ICEBERG New Music, a New York-based composer collective.

As a composer, Alex is committed to pursuing artistic expression unconstrained by boundaries of school or style. His work incorporates elements of the 20th Century avant-garde, jazz, rock, metal, and hip-hop alongside or against classical/preclassical structures and sounds, justifying these juxtapositions with a great depth of musical ideas and extra-musical knowledge. Alex’s music takes as its basis and provides commentary on a diverse array of subject matter, from early colonial history to recent events, from Shakespeare’s tragedies to naughty text messages. His unique approach has earned him accolades and awards from organizations around the world. Upcoming collaborations for 2025-26 include commissioned works for NOW Ensemble (NYC), BlackBox Ensemble (NYC), Byrne:Kozar Duo (Boston), and the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association (Tacoma, WA).

As the artistic director of ICEBERG New Music, Alex leads one of the most active and adventurous composer collectives in the United States. Since its founding in 2016, ICEBERG has presented over 50 concerts across North America and Europe and completed numerous residencies and educational initiatives. ICEBERG’s debut album, with Pianist Jenny Lin, received praise from Gramophone and I Care If You Listen. Alex serves as a faculty member for ICEBERG Institute, the organization’s prestigious Summer intensive for young and emerging composers. Learn more here.

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