Leonard Loock seated in a concert hall auditorium

Tonmeister · Music Producer · Recording Producer

Knowing music.Understanding interpretation.Directing production.

Listening-led production guidance for classical music – from the musical idea to release.

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Clients

Deutsche Grammophon
Naxos
WDR
Deutschlandfunk
Deutschlandradio
NDR
WDR 3
ARD
Arte
Deutsche Welle
ZDF
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
WDR Symphony Orchestra
WDR Funkhausorchester
WDR Radio Choir
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne
Dortmund Philharmonic
Duisburg Philharmonic
Bielefeld Philharmonic
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Ensemble Resonanzensemble
resonanz
JACK Quartet
German National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Cologne Philharmonie
Tonhalle DüsseldorfTonhalle Düsseldorf
Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Philharmonie Essen
China National Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven Orchestra Bonn
Beethoven-Haus Bonn
Beethovenfest Bonn
South Westphalia Philharmonic
Konzerthaus Dortmund

With artists and conductors including

Evgeny Kissin · Gidon Kremer · Herbert Blomstedt · Esa-Pekka Salonen · Kent Nagano · Sir Mark Elder · Andrew Manze · Daniel Hope · Jean-Guihen Queyras · Kian Soltani · Alban Gerhardt · Dorothee Oberlinger · Herbert Schuch · Lorenza Borrani · Kit Armstrong · Marie Jacquot

Collaboration

One project.
One coherent musical line.

Production development

Refining aim, format and process into a viable production.

Musical recording direction

Understanding interpretation, structuring decisions, bringing the musical work into a coherent whole.

Post-production

From editing, mixing and mastering to the finished product.

Profile
Leonard Loock in a classical concert hall

Classically trained musician.
Recording Producer.

Hundreds of productions as the responsible Tonmeister.

Since 2020Freelance Tonmeister / Recording ProducerWDR · NDR · Deutschlandfunk · Deutsche Welle · labels and ensembles
2019–2020Studio & Production Coordinator / Recording ProducerRoyal Academy of Music, London
StudiesTonmeister / Music Production
Concert Studies Violoncello
Erich Thienhaus Institute · University of Music Detmold
Musical backgroundVioloncelloSoloist in concert halls across China and Europe · public masterclass at the invitation of the Berlin Philharmonic · multiple solo appearances on WDR
Awards

Musical work,
recognised internationally.

German Record Critics' Award

Winner 2023German Record Critics' Award

International Classical Music Awards

Nomination 2024International Classical Music Awards

Berlin Independent Film Festival

Winner 2026Berlin Independent Film Festival · Composition

Testimonials

Experience, confirmed by others.

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Contact

Your project.
The next step.

A conversation brings clarity to the aim, production path and next steps – without obligation and without preparation on your part.

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