Alexander Kovalev
Alexander Kovalev is an avid chamber musician, as well as principal cellist of the Staatskapelle Berlin.
Throughout his career Alexander has played in some of the most prestigious festivals, such as Eurogio Festival, Mecklenburg Vorpommern Festival, Yellow Barn, Krzyzowa-Music, Verbier Festival Academy where he received the Neva Foundation Prize and he collaborated with renowned musicians including Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Fazil Say, Mihaela Martin, Nils Moenkemeyer, Elena Bashkirova.
Through invitation of Maestro Barenboim, Alexander has also become a member of the distinguished Boulez Ensemble, and he has had the opportunity to work with numerous artists such as Lahav Shani, Mathias Pintscher, Jorg Widmann, Pablo Heras-Casado.
Alexander was born into a family of musicians in Moscow, Russia, in 1992. He began his musical studies at the esteemed Central Music School in Moscow. Following his graduation at Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf and Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” Berlin he’s currently receiving his Master’s Degree at UDK Berlin with Professor Jens Peter Maintz.
Alexander joined us at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival in 2022.
