Oliwia Meiser, a Polish cellist based in Berlin, is a versatile and internationally active musician. She is studying with Prof. Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar and completed her bachelor’s degree with honors at the Universität der Künste Berlin. She is a member of the Pirastro Young Artist Family and an Akademist of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.
Oliwia has had the privilege of studying under renowned pedagogues such as Gary Hoffman, Arto Noras, Troels Svane, Wen-Sinn Yang, Konstantin Heidrich, Dirk Mommertz, Jens-Peter Maintz, Eberhard Feltz, Frans Helmerson, Natalia Kurzac-Kotula, Jacob Shaw, and the Artemis Quartet. From 2017 to 2021, she was a member of the internationally acclaimed string orchestra LGT Young Soloists, contributing to Sony-RCA albums “Nordic Dream” and “Souvenir.” She is an alumna of Morningside Music Bridge.
She has received scholarships from organizations such as Musethica e.V., Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now Berlin e.V., PE-Förderungen e.V., and the Friedrich-Naumann- Stiftung für die Freiheit, which recognize her artistic achievements and social engagement in promoting classical music. Additional scholarships were awarded by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst and the Ad Infinitum Foundation. Oliwia is one of the founders of the Musica Libera Ensemble of the Naumann Foundation and works as an orchestra coordinator for the Fiestravaganza International Music Academy in Berlin. She is actively involved in the Tonalisten Society and collaborates closely with Tonali gGmbH in Hamburg.
Oliwia has been honored with numerous awards for her talent, including first prizes at the International Janigro Competition 2016 in Poreč and the Tonali Cello Competition 2018. She has also received recognition as a chamber musician with prizes at the Alice- Samter Chamber Music Competition and the Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Competition of German Universities. She won the Artist-in-Residence Award at the Szczecin Classic Festival 2021 and was a semifinalist at the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb 2021 and the Robert-Schumann Chamber Music Competition 2022.
She has performed at prestigious festivals worldwide and appeared as a soloist in renowned concert halls such as the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Berliner Philharmonie, and the Musikverein Vienna. She has collaborated as a soloist with various orchestras, including the Silesian Philharmonic and the Slovakian String Orchestra.
With her outstanding Italian instrument by Paolo Castello, kindly loaned by a private sponsor, Oliwia’s performances are marked by historical and artistic depth. She has participated in various festivals and masterclasses, including Villars Institute Music Academy (Berlin Philharmonic), IMS Prussia Cove, and Kronberg Academy, and is a frequent guest with ensembles such as Eroica Berlin and Camerata Fiestravaganza.
Oliwia also has the privilege of serving as a substitute with the Deutsches Symphonie- Orchester Berlin and the orchestra of the Komische Oper.
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