Lisa Franken was born into a family of musicians, she started playing the cello and piano at the age of already 4. She later received her musical education at the conservatories of Cologne (Germany), Maastricht (Netherlands) and the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Brussels (Belgium) in the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music/Concert degree programs, which she graduated with honors.
She received prizes at several international competitions for solo and chamber music and attended master classes with M. Kliegel, Young- Chang Cho (Kronberg Academy), K. Georgian (Tibor Varga Academy) and R. Wallfisch.
Her concert tours have taken her to various countries in Europe.
She currently lives in the Netherlands and pursues a busy concert schedule as a soloist and chamber musician.
From the winter semester 2016/17 Lisa Franken will teach cello at the International Music Academy Anton Rubinstein in Düsseldorf and from April 2021 at the Beethoven Conservatory in Tegelen.
