Xavier Foley © Matt Dine

Winner of the 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant, the 2016 Young Concert Artists Competition and the 2014 Sphinx Competition, Xavier Foley is known for communicating his virtuosity and passion for music on the double bass. Recently recognized on New York WQXR’s “19 for 19” Artists to Watch list, Foley has played as soloist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sphinx Orchestra and the Nashville Symphony. He made his Carnegie Hall solo debut with the Sphinx Virtuosi, with which he was also soloist on East and West Coast tours. Also a composer, Mr. Foley was co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and the Sphinx Organization for a new work entitled “For Justice and Peace” for violin, bass and string orchestra, which was recently performed at venues including Carnegie Hall as part of a program designed to promote social justice. A native of Georgia, Xavier Foley is an alumnus of the Perlman Music Program, and earned his Bachelor of Music from the Curtis Institute of Music working with Edgar Meyer and Hal Robinson. His double bass was crafted by Rumano Solano.