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
The Mariinsky Orchestra will present two major symphonic works by Gustav Mahler in Vladivostok in the year of the composer’s 165th birthday, under the baton of maestro Valery Gergiev. Mahler’s First and Seventh Symphonies will be performed for the first time on the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre in a concert to take place on October 11, 2025
The October playbill of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre has opened with the first premiere of the season – the colorful, joyful family ballet La fille mal gardée, revised by Oleg Vinogradov, People’s Artist of the USSR. The legendary choreographer has presented this comedy ballet in classical choreography, replete with graceful combinations, spins, jumps, and even acrobatic elements. The virtuoso performances and acting skills of the company’s dancers have earned the most enthusiastic reviews from the audience and a standing ovation. The next performances of the ballet will take place on November 8 and December 6, 2025
On October 3 and 4, 2025, the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will host the major premiere of the 2025/26 season: the ballet La fille mal gardée revised by Oleg Vinogradov, People’s Artist of the USSR, and Vyacheslav Okunev, People’s Artist of Russia
