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Matthias Lorenz (born 11 June 1964) is a German
cellist The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...
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Life

Born in
Bensheim Bensheim () is a town in the Kreis Bergstraße, Bergstraße district in southern Hessen, Germany. Bensheim lies on the Bergstraße Route, Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhi ...
, Lorenz studied at the
Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main The Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (, HfMDK) is a state Hochschule for music, theatre and dance in Frankfurt and is the only one of its kind in the Federal State of Hesse. It was founded in 1938. At present around 900 student ...
with
Gerhard Mantel Gerhard Friedrich Mantel (31 December 1930 – 13 June 2012) was a German cellist, University lecturer and writer instrumental-pedagogical and music-psychological publications. Life Born in Karlsruhe, Mantel was the second child of Georg Mantel ...
and participated in courses given by
Siegfried Palm Siegfried Palm (25 April 1927 – 6 June 2005) was a German cellist who is known worldwide for his interpretations of contemporary music. Many 20th-century composers like Kagel, Ligeti, Xenakis, Penderecki and Zimmermann wrote music for ...
and Wolfgang Boettcher. Since the end of his studies in 1991 he has been working as a freelance cellist, first in
Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
. Already at the beginning of his studies, Lorenz had decided to play mainly
contemporary music Contemporary music is whatever music is produced at the current time. Specifically, it could refer to: Genres or audiences * Adult contemporary music * British contemporary R&B * Christian adult contemporary * Christian contemporary hit radio * Con ...
. This led to numerous premieres and contacts with living composers. His work in the field of contemporary music can be divided into three areas: solo - piano trio - ensemble: * Lorenz continually plays solo concertos for cello. Since 2007, among other things, he has been involved in the annual project ''Bach.heute'', in which he combines a suite by
Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: Help:IPA/Standard German, joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque music, Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety ...
with selected contemporary music. Since 2014 the series ''Old Masters'' has followed, in which the focus is on masterpieces from the 1960s, each of which is followed by a world premiere (2015
Jörg Herchet Jörg Herchet (born 20 September 1943) is a German composer. Life Born in Dresden, Herchet grew up as the son of a driver and a worker in modest circumstances. As a pupil he received Recorder (musical instrument), recorder and cello lessons, la ...
, 2016
Peter Ablinger Peter Ablinger (15 March 1959 – 17 April 2025) was an Austrian composer and academic teacher who settled in Berlin in 1982. His focus was experimental music such as a set of works called ''White / Whitish'', of various aspects of white noise. ...
). Typical for him are concerts in which he comments on the composition of the programmes as well as the individual pieces. * 2001 Foundation in Dresden of the . * Lorenz plays regularly as a guest in various ensembles. Since 2003 he is a member of the Dresden-based "Ensemble courage". Other genres are constantly being added to this activity: improvised ballet music for the Frankfurt Ballet under Bill Forsythe, Gormenghast with
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or various radio plays with Albrecht Kunze.


Discography

* Albrecht Kunze: 4 Hörstücke. *
Peter Ruzicka Peter Ruzicka (born 3 July 1948) is a German composer and conductor of classical music. He was director of the Hamburg State Opera, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Hamburg and the Salzburg Festival. Ruzicka was managing director and Intendant of t ...
: All works for cello solo, Dabringhaus und Grimm 1994 *
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: Solo, Cavalli Records 2003. * ''2 Trios & 2 Babies'', with Oliver Schwerdt,
Christian Lillinger Christian Lillinger (born 21 April 1984) is a German drummer, composer and percussionist. He was born in Lübben, grew up in the German village of Kuschkow, and has been living in Berlin since 2003 working as a musician and composer. Christian ha ...
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Günter Sommer Günter "Baby" Sommer (born 25 August 1943) is a German jazz drummer. Career Sommer was born in Dresden on 25 August 1943. His first instrument was the trumpet, which he studied at school. He started playing the drums aged 15 or 16. He studie ...
, Matthias Mainz, Fabian Niermann, Michael Haves among others. Euphorium, 2005. * ''Struktur und Oberfläche.'' Works by
Jürg Frey Jürg Frey (born 15 May 1953) is a Swiss composer and clarinettist. He is a member of the Wandelweiser, Wandelweiser Group. Biography Jürg Frey was born in 1953 in Aarau, Switzerland. He studied clarinet in Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, ...
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Nikolaus Brass Nikolaus Brass (born 25 October 1949) is a German composer. Life and career Born in Lindau (Bodensee), Brass began composing early.Helmut Rohm: Commentary on the CD ''Orchestral Works, Vol.1'' After graduating from high school in 1968, he stu ...
. Beoton, 2010. * ''Equal Ways of Difference'' Works by Charlotte Seither, WERGO, 2015 * ''Cello Einsatz''. Works by Paul-Heinz Dittrich,
Jörg Herchet Jörg Herchet (born 20 September 1943) is a German composer. Life Born in Dresden, Herchet grew up as the son of a driver and a worker in modest circumstances. As a pupil he received Recorder (musical instrument), recorder and cello lessons, la ...
,
Klaus Huber Klaus Huber (30 November 1924 – 2 October 2017) was a Swiss composer and academic based in Basel and Freiburg. Among his students were Brian Ferneyhough, Michael Jarrell, Younghi Pagh-Paan, Toshio Hosokawa, Wolfgang Rihm, and Kaija Saaria ...
,
Younghi Pagh-Paan Younghi Pagh-Paan (born 1945) is a South Korean composer. Life Pagh‑Paan was born in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea. She studied music at the Seoul National University from 1965 to 1971. In 1974 she received a German Academic Exchang ...
and Ernst Helmuth Flammer, Querstand, 2017CD auf der Seite von querstand
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References


External links


Website of Matthias Lorenz
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorenz, Matthias German classical cellists 1964 births Living people People from Bergstraße (district) Musicians from Hesse