Praised for the “elegance of his technique, overall sound and natural poeticism” (Charlotte Gardner, Strad Magazine), 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 as a soloist across the UK and Europe and in October 2021, he made his European Concerto Debut in the Grosse Saal of the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, where he performed Schumann’s Cello Concerto.

In recent seasons, Maxim has appeared as a soloist in many of Europe’s other leading venues including Tonhalle Zurich, Cadogan Hall, St. Johns Smith Square and Kulturcasino Bern. He has also appeared as concerto soloist with the Bath, Stockport, Plymouth, Ipswich, Maidstone and Young Musician Symphony Orchestras, the Orpheus Sinfonia and Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra. As a recitalist he has performed at Bridgewater Hall, Wigmore Hall, Norwich Chapel Concert Series, Kings Lynn Festival, Oranjewoud Festival, Hay Festival and Cambridge Summer Music Festival amongst others. 

A passionate chamber musician, Maxim has performed at the Verbier Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music and the Gstaad-Menuhin, Lewes, Schiermonnikoog, Stamford and International Pau Casals Chamber Music Festivals. He has also performed live radio broadcasts from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Konzerthaus, Royal Holloway Chapel and most recently the Casals Forum of the Kronberg Academy as part of the ‘Chamber Music Connects the World Festival 2024’, where he was invited to perform alongside Gidon Kremer, Antje Weithaas and Lawrence Power. Maxim also regularly collaborates with the Choir of Royal Holloway, releasing an album of music by Matthew Coleridge entitled ‘Requiem’ in 2023 to critical acclaim. A further two albums featuring music by composers Matthew Coleridge and Nathan James Dearden are scheduled for release in 2026.