Lionel Martin is SWR2 New Talent
The music editors of SWR2 have chosen the 18-year-old cellist Lionel Martin from Tübingen as SWR2 New Talent 2021. He is starting his studies with Thomas Grossenbacher in Zurich this year.
Lionel Martin was born in Filderstadt near Stuttgart in 2003, then moved with his family to Perth, Australia, for two years. At the age of five, he began playing the cello with Joseph Hasten at the Tübingen Music School. Success came quickly and in large numbers: national prizes at Jugend musiziert, special prizes from various foundations, including the German Foundation for Musical Life and, since 2017, support from the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation. In addition, there were concerts with major German symphony orchestras, appearances at important festivals and in famous concert halls such as the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.
Every year, SWR2 selects an outstanding young musician for this support program. They have a connection to the SWR broadcasting area and are at the beginning of their professional music career. At the invitation of an expert jury, they present themselves live on location in a selection audition.
