Where performance, heritage and curiosity meet.

Petru Alexandru Radu is a Romanian pianist, piano teacher and researcher based in the UK. Music has always been at the centre of his life, whether through performing, teaching or exploring the stories and traditions that give music its character and meaning.

Originally from Romania, Alex studied piano at the George Enescu Conservatoire in Iași before continuing his musical journey in the UK, where he completed a Master’s degree in Piano Performance at the University of Hull. Over the years, performing and teaching have become closely connected parts of his musical life, each continually shaping the way he listens to, understands and approaches music.

He is currently completing a PhD in Music Performance at the University of Hull, where his research grew naturally from his own Romanian background and his interest in the music of George Enescu. His work explores how Romanian folk music and oral traditions can bring us closer to Enescu’s musical language, and how elements such as rhythm, ornamentation and improvisation can inspire a more culturally informed approach to performance.

Teaching is equally important to Alex. He enjoys working with students of different ages and abilities and helping them develop not only their technique, but also their confidence, curiosity and individual relationship with music. For him, learning the piano is about much more than playing the right notes.

At the heart of Alex’s work is a simple idea: music comes fully alive when we look beyond the notes on the page. Performance becomes a meeting place for sound, memory, culture and personal experience, allowing each piece to tell its story in a way that feels both meaningful and alive.