Lorenzo Colombo is a percussionist, performer, and sound artist based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Deeply engaged in the exploration and promotion of contemporary music, he is a founding member of ensembles NEKO3, monoC, SEIT Quartet, and Haknam, and collaborates regularly with prominent groups including SCENATET, Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, Ekkozone, Sentieri Selvaggi, MDI Ensemble, and Divertimento Ensemble.

Lorenzo holds a Soloist Diploma from the Royal Danish Academy of Music (2023), where he currently teaches percussion and post-instrumental and multimedia performance. His educational contributions include guest masterclasses across the globe, with recent engagements at UC San Diego, Stanford University, Queens College New York, PAS China in Beijing, and the New Music and Arts Symposium in Bangkok.

He is the recipient of several prestigious honors, including the Léonie Sonning Talent Prize (2022) and Musikanmelderringens Kunstnerpriser (2022, with NEKO3). Together with NEKO3, he was selected for Statens Kunstfond’s Den Unge Kunstneriske Elite career program (2023–24). Earlier recognitions include the Premio Nazionale delle Arti (2011), Yamaha Foundation of Europe Award (2013), and a prize at the International Percussion Competition (2015).

Lorenzo’s festival appearances span internationally renowned stages such as ManiFeste (IRCAM), Warsaw Autumn, Darmstadt Summer Courses, Biennale Musica Venezia, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Wien Modern, Klang Festival, MI.TO, Milano Musica, Romaeuropa, SPOR Festival, Classical:NEXT, and Kontakte – Biennale für Elektroakustische Musik und Klangkunst.

As a soloist, he has performed Per Nørgård’s concerto For a Change with the Royal Danish Academy Orchestra, and premiered new works with NEKO3 and the DR Symfoniorkestret.
From 2016 to 2018, he was selected by the Ulysses Network as one of Europe’s most promising young performers, leading to collaborations with the International Ensemble Modern Akademie and Ensemble Intercontemporain.

A passionate advocate for new music, Lorenzo has premiered numerous works and collaborated with composers such as Simon Steen-Andersen, Simon Løffler, Jeppe Just Christensen, and Alexander Schubert, alongside composition studios in both Milan and Copenhagen. He is also the founder of the independent record label Don’t Look Back and has released recordings on Total Silence Cologne, Stradivarius (Italy), and Naxos Denmark.