The Four EvangCellists
is a cello quartet, which was founded in October 2008. All four members were students at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar, Germany, and were educated by Professor Brunhard Böhme and Professor Maria-Luise Leihenseder-Ewald. The name of the quartet developed due to the fact, that the cellists share their forenames with the four evangelists (Matthew, Marc, Luke and John).

The Four EvangCellists are very versatile in their choice of repertoire. Their programme includes works originally written for cello quartet and arrangements. They have a very broad repertoire from classical serenades and famous opera arias to tangos and ragtimes, and are continually looking for new styles and influences.

The ensemble has played throughout Germany, it´s concerts praised by press and public alike. In autumn 2011 they released their first album "cellopera", a collection of 19 Arias and Intermezzos from 14 operas. The three chosen arrangers selected 10 composers, enabling this unique project, that is over 70 minutes of Opera classics in a chamber setting, to come to fruition.

Markus Jung
was born in 1981 in Erfurt and had his first cello lessons at the age of 5 from Helga Kaufmann in Altenburg. He was a member of several national youth orchestras and prize winner of numerous competitions. While studying with Prof. Tim Stolzenburg and Prof. Maria-Luise Leihenseder-Ewald he also worked with Erfurt Philharmonic Orchestra and many other Orchestras throughout Thuringia. He was an academist with the Staatskapelle Weimar for one and a half years and then worked at the National Theatre Kassel. He became a member of the Nuremberg Philharmonic (National Theatre Nuremberg) in august 2009. Since January 2011 he has been working with "Hofer Symphoniker".

Hanno Riehmann
born in 1984 in Weingarten, received his first cello lesson when 11 from Michael Grüner at the music school in Ravensburg. From 2004 to 2009 he studied with Prof. Brunhard Böhme at the FRANZ LISZT University of Music in Weimar and completed his artistic diploma in April 2009. Since then he has continued his studies with Prof. Maria-Luise Leihenseder-Ewald. He was a member of the Young Munich Philharmonic from 2005 to 2006 and worked with the Staatskapelle Weimar from 2006 to 2008, and since March 2009 with the "Southern Thuringian National Theatre" Meiningen.

Lukas Dihle
born in 1987 in Worms, received his first cello instruction while 8 years old from Ilka Wagener and was a pupil at the special school of music “Schloss Belvedere” in Weimar. He works with many orchestras throughout Thuringia and was a founding member of “The 12 Thuringian Cellists”. He has appeared as soloist with orchestras, was, in 2005, a member of the Festivalensemble Stuttgart and performed at the Beethoven Festival Bonn. Since December 2009 he has been working with the Staatskapelle Weimar.

Mathias Beyer
was born in Stralsund in 1983 and had his first cello lesson at the age of 7 from Hansjoachim Voß. He attended the special school of music “Schloss Belvedere” Weimar. From 2005 until 2007 he was a member of the Festivalensemble Stuttgart and principal cellist of the RIAS Youth orchestra. He worked with the Staatskapelle Weimar from 2006 until July 2009, and since then has been playing with the Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra Herford. In July 2010 he finished his studies with Prof. Maria-Luise Leihenseder-Ewald.