OLIVER HERBERT OLIVER is a concert cellist with a rapidly growing international presence and a recipient of a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant. As soloist, he has performed with leading orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony and Chicago Symphony Orchestra, collaborating with conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Giancarlo Guerrero, and Juanjo Mena. His recital programs are noted for their inventive curation, combining beloved and lesser-known works with equal conviction. A frequent guest at major festivals and venues including Marlboro, Verbier, the Rheingau Festival, and Carnegie Hall, he has performed alongside Mitsuko Uchida, Tabea Zimmermann, and Janine Jansen. A graduate of the Curtis Institute and the Colburn School, Oliver currently studies with Frans Helmerson at the Kronberg Academy, supported by the Nanno Lenz patronage.
Oliver Herbert performs on a Guadagnini cello once owned by the legendary Antonio Janigro, generously loaned by the Janigro family.