2026/2027 Winner: Alexandra Cozmuta, violin, who will perform with the DSO on November 17, 2026.

Alexandra Cozmuta, 17, began studying violin at age seven with Virginia Sloan and currently studies with Nadir Khashimov, a Curtis Institute of Music alumnus. Based in Johns Creek, Georgia, she serves as Assistant Concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO) and is a member of the Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra (EYSO). She is also Principal Second Violin of the Johns Creek High School Chamber Orchestra and has performed in the Georgia All-State Orchestra for five consecutive years. Previously, she served as Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Alexandra is a two-time winner of the Georgia Music Teachers Association (GMTA) Concerto Competition (2025 and 2026) and received the Outstanding Performer Award in the 10th/11th Grade String Division. She was also selected as a finalist for the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) for Music, where she served as orchestra concertmaster and won the GHP Concerto Competition, earning her the opportunity to perform as the featured soloist in Vivaldi’s Summer.

Passionate about sharing her love of music with her community, Alexandra performs at nursing homes and her church’s annual Christmas festivals and enjoys mentoring younger musicians. Outside of music, she is captain of her varsity fencing team and enjoys photography.