Lukas Dreyer

Lukas Dreyer, well-known as solo cellist in the Altenburg-Gera Philharmonic Orchestra, founder of the 12 Thuringian Cellists, instructor at the Weimar (Germany) University of Music, as well as co-initiator and artistic director of the Leipzig Wave-Gothic festival’s WGT Music Chamber, has made the musical rounds of Germany’s states of Thuringia and Saxony. The cellist ultimately achieved international recognition through his cello quartet quattrocelli, which he initialised with student collegues , and which is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. Combining his love of Baroque music and jazz, in 2015, he founded the international concert ensemble “Freiraum Syndikat”, which, with a bold combination of cello, jazz guitar, and two recorders, recreates the opulence of an entire chamber orchestra in its performances. The four musicians’ specialty is their mutual attempt to break boundaries and leave behind comfort zones, while, in a blend of improvisation, playful refinement, and a mixture of differing musical styles spanning over four centuries, creating never-before-heard musical novelties. The ensemble’s success has already led to collaboration with such renowned musicians and composers as Moritz Eggert, and Henning Sieverts.
Since 2017 Lukas Dreyer's focus on solistic play is more on his instrument Cello. He played on international Festivals in Italy (Casalmaggiore) and Germany (WGT) with the musicians and composers David Braid (Canada) and Moritz Eggert (Germany) showing programs with music between classic, modern music, jazz and improvisation.

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