Japanese-American violinist and arts administrator Alexander Tada hails from Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

A dedicated orchestral musician, Alexander is currently a substitute musician for the Nashville and New World symphonies and a section member of the Indiana University Concert Orchestra. He has previously served as Assistant Principal 2nd Violin of the Eastman Opera Theatre, Principal 2nd Violin of the Rochester Summer Opera and Eastman Chamber Orchestra, served as a substitute performer with the Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Music Academy of The West Festival orchestras, and performed regularly with the Eastman Collegium Musicum and the Indiana University Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he performed the world premiere of Mason Bates’ opera The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay in a co-production with the Metropolitan Opera.

As a chamber musician, he has been a featured performer on the George Eastman Museum’s Performance Plus Series, the Eastman School of Music's Morning Chamber Music Series, the Chautauqua Institution’s Chamber Music Showcase, and multiple domestic and international concerts with the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony. He has also participated in chamber and solo masterclasses with Itamar Zorman, Grigory Kalinovsky, the Horszowski Piano Trio, and members of the American and Emerson string quartets. 

In administrative roles, Alexander has held positions in operations, marketing, and communications for the Eastman School of Music Communications Office, the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester, Bravo! Vail, and the New York String Orchestra Seminar. Most recently, he served as Chamber Music Coordinator for the Music Academy of The West's 2025 summer festival, and currently acts as Orchestra Manager for the Indiana University Concert Orchestra. 

Alexander holds a Bachelor of Music and a Certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music as a student of YooJin Jang, and is currently pursuing graduate studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music under the tutelage of Simin Ganatra, first violinist of the esteemed Pacifica Quartet.