Lorenzo Colombo

Lorenzo Colombo is a performer/percussionist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Dedicated to researching and promoting new music he is exploring the boundaries of art towards the creation of new works that reflect on the current status of the society where technology is implied as artistic medium. Lorenzo is founder member of NEKO3, monoC, SEIT Quartet, and Haknam. He collaborates with the ensembles SCENATET, Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, Ekkozone, Sentieri Selvaggi, MDI ensemble, Divertimento Ensemble. Lorenzo graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Music's soloist class in 2023. 

Lorenzo is the receiver of the Léonie Sonning Talentpris 2022 and the Musikanmelderringens Kunstnerpriser 2022 (with NEKO3). Winner of Premio Nazionale delle Arti in 2011, the Yamaha Foundation of Europe in 2013, the International Percussion Competition in 2015 he performed in several festivals including the Manifeste Ircam, Warsaw Autumn Festival, Darmstadt Summer Courses, Biennale Musica Venezia, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Klang Festival in Copenhagen, Rondò Divertimento Ensemble, MI.TO, Milano Musica,Classical Next in Rotterdam, Kontakte Biennale für Elektroakustische Musik und Klangkunst in Berlin, Festival Aperto, Romaeuropa Festival, Spor festival in Aahrus, Blooming Festival in Pergola, Wien Modern, Bari Piano Festival, Kammerklang in London, Exit Festival in Montevideo. 

Lorenzo gave masterclasses in Beijing (2019 PAS Percussive Arts Society) New York (2022 Queens College) Bangkok (New Music And Arts Symposium), Montaldeo (Contemporary Percussion Gathering). Lorenzo performed as soloist with the RDAM orchestra Per Nørgård’s concerto “For a Change” as well as with Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Aarhus Sinfonietta, premiering Yes_for_No, written by Xavier Bonfill (with NEKO3). He was identified as a promising young performer by the Ulysses Network for the season 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 collaborating with the Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie and the Ensemble Intercontemporain.

Lorenzo premiered numerous works and collaborated with many composers such as Simon Steen- Andersen, Simon Løffler, Jeppe Just Christensen, Alexander Schubert, as well as the composition classes in Milan and Copenhagen. He his founder of the record label Don’t Look Back and has recorded albums for Total Silence Cologne, Stradivarius Italy, Naxos Denmak.