Alexander Ramm was born in 1988 in Vladivostok. Graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire (cello class of Natalia Shakhovskaya and chamber ensemble class of Alexander Bonduyarsky) and completed a postgraduate course at the conservatoire. Continued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin (class of Frans Helmerson).
Prize-winner at the Beijing International Music Competition (Grand-Prix, 2010) and many other international competitions. In April 2013 he won 3,sup>rd prize at one of the most prestigious cello competitions – the Paulo Cello Competition in Helsinki, making him the first Russian musician to be a prize-winner at that competition. In June 2015 he won 2nd prize and the Silver Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition.
Since 2012 he has been a soloist at the St Petersburg House of Music, and since 2011 he has featured in concert programmes of the Moscow State Philharmonic, including the project Stars of the 21st Century. Regularly performs at the Moscow Easter Festival.
Has toured to many towns and cities in Russia, Lithuania, Sweden, Austria, Finland, South Africa, Japan, France and Bulgaria; gives recitals at at the Brucknerhaus in Linz, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow. Collaborates with such conductors as Michail Jurowski, Vladimir Jurowski, Vladimir Spivakov, Valery Gergiev, Alexander Sladkovsky and Vladimir Fedoseyev.
Last season he appeared at the Philharmonie de Paris and London's Cadogan Hall, and performed Shostakovich's Second Cello Concerto under Michail Jurowski in Belgrade and the cello part in Prokofiev's Sinfonia concertante under Valery Gergiev (that concert was broadcast by France's Mezzo TV channel). Engagements for the 2017–2018 season include a concert with the State Borodin Quartet at the Philharmonie de Paris and appearances with Michail Jurowski and Valery Gergiev.
Since 2011 he has played an instrument crafted by the renowned modern maker Gabriele Jebran Yakoub, presented to him by the Schreve family (Amsterdam) and Elena Lukyanova (Moscow).
Information for December 2017
On October 10 and 11, 2025, the opening of the Opera Part of the anniversary X International Mariinsky Far East Festival will be solemnized at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre. Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra will perform outstanding compositions by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Gustav Mahler whose jubilees are celebrated this year and Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi, which is a recent high-profile premiere at the Primorsky Stage
The principal dancer of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre Shizuru Kato and the soloist Saki Nishida took part in the round table “Arts under 30: How Young Professionals from Russia and Asia are Changing the Theatre Industry”, which was held as part of the educational programme of the Eastern Economic Forum. Kimin Kim, principal dancer of the Ballet Company of the Mariinsky Theatre, joined the event remotely
Early autumn is going to be a busy time for the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre. In September, the theatre-goers will witness the long-awaited return of the ballet A Thousand and One Nights, the cultural programme of the EEF, a concert performance of The Queen of Spades opera, always relevant classics along with cheerful operas
