Matthias Lorenz (born 11 June 1964) is a German cellist.

Life

Born in

Bensheim Bensheim () is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hessen, Germany. Bensheim lies on the Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhine plain. With about 40,000 inhabit ...

, Lorenz studied at the

Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main The Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (german: Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, italic=no, link=no, HfMDK) is a state Hochschule for music, theatre and dance in Frankfurt and is the only one of its k ...

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 Mante ...

and participated in courses given by

Siegfried Palm Siegfried Palm (25 April 1927 – 6 June 2005) was a German Cello, cellist who is known worldwide for his interpretations of contemporary music. Many List of 20th-century classical composers by name, 20th-century composers like Mauricio Kage ...

and

Wolfgang Boettcher Wolfgang Boettcher (30 January 1935 – 24 February 2021) was a German classical cellist and academic teacher. He was principal cellist of the Berlin Philharmonic, and a founding member of The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic. From 1976, ...

. Since the end of his studies in 1991 he has been working as a freelance cellist, first in

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its ...

. Already at the beginning of his studies, Lorenz had decided to play mainly

contemporary music Contemporary classical music is classical music composed close to the present day. At the beginning of the 21st century, it commonly referred to the post-1945 modern forms of post-tonal music after the death of Anton Webern, and included se ...

. 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 (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

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

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, 2016

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). 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 * Jörg Birkenkötter: 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 h ...

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 Group. Biography Jürg Frey was born in 1953 in Aarau, Switzerland. He studied clarinet in Concervatoire de Musique de Genève, composition ...

, Stefan Streich,

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 WERGO is a German record label focusing on contemporary classical music. It was founded in 1962 by German art historian and music publisher (1903–1975) and the musicologist Helmut Kirchmeyer. Their first release, filed under "WER 60001", was ...

, 2015 * ''Cello Einsatz''. Works by

Paul-Heinz Dittrich Paul-Heinz Dittrich (4 December 1930 – 28 December 2020) was a German composer and academic teacher. Based in East Berlin, he focused on chamber music, with many works inspired by poetry. His works were performed earlier in the West than in the ...

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 Saar ...

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 DAAD scholarship to ...

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