Maxim Calver

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DEBUSSY Cello Sonata (1915)
BRIDGE Four pieces for Cello and Piano
SCHUMANN Adagio and Allegro
N. BOULANGER Three pieces for Cello and Piano
BEETHOVEN Sonata for Cello and Piano No 3 in A major Op 6

BBC Young Musician prizewinner Maxim Calver makes his WMC debut with an expressive programme celebrating the cello's lyrical voice, from shimmering impressionism through to Beethoven's much-loved Sonata in A major.

Praised for the "elegance of his technique, overall sound and natural poeticism" (Charlotte Gardner, Strad Magazine), British cellist Maxim Calver first gained public recognition as a BBC Young Musician 2018 Grand Finalist and Strings Category winner where he made his concerto debut with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Since the competition, he has been in high demand across the UK and Europe and has recently appeared as a soloist in leading venues including Tonhalle Zurich, Cadogan Hall, Kulturcasino Bern and the Grosse Saal of the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, where he made his European Concerto debut in 2021. Throughout the 24/25 season, he gave recital performances alongside pianists Kumi Matsuo, Jams Coleman and Gorda Plada Giron with venues including Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, the Oranjewoud Festival, Hay Festival, Cambridge Summer Music Festival and St. George's Bristol amongst others. Maxim was also awarded the inaugural 'Goldman Sachs Gives Award' at the 2025 Verbier Festival Academy, the 'Oranjewoud Award' at the 2024 Schiermonnikoog Festival and a Hattori Foundation Senior Award in both 2025 and 2023.