Sarah Alexander

Job Role: Member of the Board

As Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the National Youth Orchestra, Sarah Alexander OBE has grown the institution from working with 164 young people to one that reaches 10,000 teenagers, opening access to young people from all backgrounds. It is now widely celebrated as the world’s greatest orchestra for teenagers. Sarah spent many years in Wales leading the education department at Welsh National Opera and has won prestigious awards from the Association of British Orchestras and the Royal Philharmonic Society among others.

Sarah was made a Fellow of the College in 2022.