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
Due to an increase in the membership of the Opera Company, the Primorsky Stage announces a contest to fill vacancies of soloists including lyric-coloratura sopranos, sopranos, mezzo-sopranos, tenors, baritones, basses, as well as the position of vocal accompanist.
CONTEST TERMS FOR SOLOISTS
Please, send to glushenko@mariinsky.ru:
– your CV that specifies your education, scenic experience (if any) and repertoire;
– your photo; and
– links to audio/video records of your concerts or performances.
CONTEST TERMS FOR VOCAL ACCOMPANIST
Please, send to glushenko@mariinsky.ru:
– your CV that specifies your education, work experience (if any) and repertoire;
– links to audio/video records of your performance of a scene from the opera (without a vocalist-illustrator, the illustration of the vocal part by the accompanist himself is welcome), the accompaniment of an aria from the opera with a vocalist-illustrator.
You should submit your application on or before June 30, 2023. No application submitted after the above date will be accepted. Please, contact Elena Aleksandrovna GLUSHENKO, Director of the Opera Company, for details by +7 914 730 7941 with Vladivostok time taken into account
The Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre closed its tenth season on May 28, 2023, with the premiere of Alexander Glazunov’s famous romantic ballet Raymonda
This weekend, on May 27 and May 28, 2023, the closing performances and concerts of the 2022/23 season will be held at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, and Alexander Glazunov’s Raymonda with choreography revised by Eldar Aliev will be the final brilliant ballet