June 29, 2021
Xavier was recently described by the Philadelphia Inquirer as "A dazzling player who hears borders between styles as limitations best ignored”.
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Edgar Meyer and Hal Robinson, Xavier is a former first prize winner at the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Astral National Auditions, and the Sphinx Competition. He was recently recognized on New York WQXR’s “19 for 19” Artists to Watch list and featured on PBS Thirteen’s NYC-ARTs. In 2018, he was awarded a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant.
His recent debuts include solo engagements with the Atlanta Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Nashville Symphony, Sphinx Symphony, and Sphinx Virtuosi.He has also appeared at the Marlboro Music Festival, Tippet Rise Music Festival, Bridgehampton and Skaneateles Festivals, New Asia Chamber Music Society, South Mountain Concerts, and the Wolf Trap Festival.
Also a composer, Foley was co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, the Sphinx Organization, and New World Symphony to write a new work entitled “For Justice and Peace” for violin, bass, and string orchestra. The piece was recently performed at venues like Carnegie Hall, as part of a program designed to promote social justice.
Xavier will be featured in the upcoming second season of The Violin Channel Vanguard Concerts series.
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