Maxim Calver
cello
Maxim Calver came to public attention as a finalist in the 2018 BBC Young Musician competition, where he performed with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Since then, he has appeared as a soloist with orchestras across the UK and Europe and has performed in leading venues such as Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, among others. As a chamber musician, he has performed at festivals such as the Pau Casals Festival, the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, IMS Prussia Cove, and the Kronberg Academy ‘Chamber Music Connects the World’ Festival, where he collaborated with Lawrence Power, Ante Weithaas, and Gidon Kremer. Maxim recently completed his studies at the Royal College of Music in London with Melissa Phelps, and from September, he will be an artist in residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, where he will study with Gary Hoffman.