Biography

Founded in 2012 by Ni Fan (China) and  Lukas Böhm (Deutschland) during their studies at the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin, the DoubleBeats percussion duo has established itself rapidly on the international concert scene.

The duo made its domestic début with Jacob ter Veldhuis’ Goldrush Concerto under the direction of Sean Edwards at the Konzerthaus in Berlin and its international début at the International Percussion Ensemble Week in Croatia. At the International Mercedes-Benz Music Festival in China, they were named Young Artists of the Year 2012.

Since then, regular concert tours and guest professorships have seen them travel Europe and Asia widely.

In 2018, DoubleBeats won first prize and two special awards at the OSAKA International Music Competition in Japan and first prize at the Universal Marimba Competition in Belgium the previous year. They were awarded the Ritter prize by the Oscar and Vera Ritter Foundation for “exceptional achievement in the field of interpretation”.

The duo performs music both old and new. Their repertoire ranges from Bach to Piazzolla to Bartok, and includes numerous adaptations and commissions for both traditional and modern instruments.
A beneficiary of Yehudi Menuhin’s Live Music Now scheme, DoubleBeats is active in the field of music outreach in social institutions. They are supplied by Yamaha and Sabian Cymbals in their role as official endorsers.

Since the summer semester of 2019, DoubleBeats has been teaching at the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin.

 

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Musicians

Ni Fan

Ni Fan grew up in a musical family in Peking, China. She had her first piano lesson aged four, and also studied percussion from the age of ten.

From 2001-2007, she was a junior student at the Central Conservatory of Music in Peking. Under Li Biao, she went on to complete her bachelor’s degree early with distinction. In 2010, Ni Fan continued her studies at the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin, gaining a master’s degree and performance diploma also with distinction. Since 2015, she has held a teaching position at the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin. Concert...

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Lukas Böhm

Lukas Böhm studied at the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin and with the Berlin Philharmonic as a scholar of the Karajan Academy.

He has won international awards at the Concours International de Timbales in France and the Italy Percussion Competition. Along with his duo partner Ni Fan, he won first prize at the Universal Marimba Competition in Belgium in 2017 and first prize with two further special awards at the 19th OSAKA International Music Competition in Japan in 2018. Concert tours and guest professorships have taken him throughout Europe, to Asia,...

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