Alexander Wollheim

Alexander Wollheim (b. 2000) is a cellist from Berlin. After learning the violin and piano at an early age and while receiving important musical impulses at the Berlin State and Cathedral Choir, the cello emerged as his main focus, studying with Wayne Foster-Smith for 10 years.
From 2017-2022, Alexander completed his undergraduate studies in the studio of Prof. Danjulo Ishizaka at the UdK Berlin. Since then, he is enrolled at the Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“, pursuing a Master’s degree under the tutelage of Profs. Nicolas Altstaedt and Troels Svane. In 2023, he became a member of the Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker, mentored by principal cellist Ludwig Quandt.
Alexander is a passionate chamber musician, performing as part of Ensemble Textura, Trio Aeonas and the 2Cities Cello Quartet, all of which he co-founded. Throughout his studies, he was lucky to receive valuable lessons in chamber music from luminaries such as Eberhard Feltz, Tabea Zimmermann and the Artemis Quartet. He has also participated in master classes with cellists such as Wolfgang E. Schmidt, Gustav Rivinius and Jens Peter Maintz.
As a soloist, Alexander has been awarded prizes at the Schwerin Competition for Ostracized Music and the Gabrielli Cello Competition in Berlin. At the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb 2023 he was awarded a scholarship as well as a special prize of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben. Alexander plays a 2019 cello by Stefan-Peter Greiner, generously loaned to him by Walter Scheurle.