Alex Wilson is a pianist, keyboardist, and composer based in London, performing and recording across a range of genres, spanning jazz, electronic music, alternative music, and experimental pop. In demand as a highly versatile and sensitive musician, Alex actively performs with a wide array of artists including Mercury Prize-nominated group Knats, electronic group Zeñel, alt-rock band Famous, singer Lauren Auder, SAHRA, and many other projects as a freelance musician. Alex has toured widely across Europe and the US and performs regularly in the London jazz and alternative music scene.
 
Alex has written a number of works for Olivier Award-winning choreographer Mthuthuzeli November, including live orchestral scores, a string quartet, and several soundtrack productions. Notable pieces include his orchestral scores for 'Invocation' (Ballet Am Rhein, Düsseldorf, 2025), and 'For What It's Worth' (Royal Opera House, Royal Ballet, February 2024), 'Water Me' for string quartet and percussion (Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, April 2024), recorded piano for 'NINA: By Whatever Means' (Barbican Theatre, Linbury Theatre ROH, Ballet Black), and soundtracks for 'The Waiting Game' (Barbican Theatre, May 2024), and 'Fools' (Northern Ballet, September 2024). In Spring 2027, the Dutch National Ballet will premiere Alex's orchestral score as part of their 'Metamorphis' programme, and he is commissioned to work on a reimagining of 'Carmen' with the Northern Ballet in September 2027. 
 
Alex studied Music at Oxford University and went on ​to study a Performance MA at the Royal Academy of Music from 2020-22. While at the Academy he was awarded the Scott Philbrick Jazz Prize for outstanding postgraduate performance, Universal Music UK Sound Foundation sponsorship and the Countess of Munster Postgraduate Award.