Alexander Bui, DMA

Dr. Alexander Bui is a Vietnamese-American concert pianist, educator, and arts leader whose career bridges classical tradition with contemporary innovation. Praised by The Press of Atlantic City for a "continuous singing tone that filled the hall with beauty, refinement, and a maturity that belied his young years," he has performed at prominent venues worldwide, including Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, NBC Studios Los Angeles, and the Borgata Resort & Spa Casino.

As an educator, Dr. Bui serves as a music lecturer and General Education Assessment coordinator at Kean University, piano faculty at Rutgers Preparatory School, and is a certified Steinway Teacher Education Partner. His diverse artistic footprint also includes work as a church music minister, a freelance collaborative pianist across the NY/NJ area, and a former fellow with Handshake AI exploring the intersection of music and artificial intelligence.

A semifinalist on America's Got Talent, Dr. Bui is a first-prize winner of the Charleston International Music Competition, Rutgers Concerto Competition, Rutgers Chamber Music Competition, Manhattan School of Music Chamber Music Competition, and the Esther C. Weill Music Competition.

He earned his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music under the guidance of Nina Svetlanova & Olga Kern and completed his Doctor of Musical Arts at the Mason Gross School of Arts, Rutgers University, studying with Daniel Epstein.