Alex Monro is an Australian violist, harpist, and composer. Born in Adelaide in 2006, he is currently pursuing a double degree in Music and Advanced Science (physics) at the Australian National University and performs professionally on both viola and harp. He composes for chamber ensembles, films and plays, and creates digital media, and is a member of the Australian Youth Orchestra’s (AYO) Youth Council.
Alex is a violist in the Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO), playing with acclaimed conductors such as Jessica Cottis and Erin Helyard. He was a Principal Viola in the AYO’s 2026 National Music Camp and is a violist in the AYO flagship orchestra. He will perform with the AYO Momentum Ensemble later in 2026. Alex has appeared as a guest artist with Apeiron Baroque, with Canberra CityNews describing him as a “confident and extroverted figure throughout”. He has performed in Parliament House and has performed solo at the Hungarian and Croatian embassies. His awards include the 2025 ANU Whitworth Roach Performance Scholarship, the Wesley Uniting Church Forrest Music Scholarship, and multiple prizes in Musica Viva’s Strike a Chord chamber music competition. Alex studies viola with Marianne Yeomans, and studies harp with Alice Giles.