Lukas Lauermann (AUT)

He is “the quiet star of Austria’s music scene” (Profil)—a cellist and composer who never seeks the spotlight, yet has helped shape some of the most distinctive soundscapes of the present day. He can be heard on albums by Soap&Skin and Nino aus Wien, live with Alicia Edelweiss, in the multi-award-winning and Nestroy Prize-winning theatre production humanistää!, and, most recently, on the soundtrack to Pfau – Bin ich echt?, which was nominated for an Austrian Film Award. In his solo project, Lukas Lauermann combines the cello with electronics, samplers, and effect pedals, creating “a sonic cosmos that unfolds between moments of profound inner calm and intense sonic experimentation” (Ö1).