“Carlo possesses a high level of musical understanding, combined with a beauty of sound on the instrument. He is particularly committed, feels very much into the music and has a natural charisma on stage.”

- Daniel Hope

Born in Singapore, German cellist Carlo Lay started playing the cello in early childhood. Currently based in Berlin, Germany, Carlo is pursuing his Master‘s degree with Danjulo Ishizaka at the Universität der Künste Berlin and regularly receives lessons from Sol Gabetta as part of the Class d'Excellence at the Musikakademie Basel.

He is a laureate of national and international competitions such as the Flame Competition in Paris, the Beethoven Bonnensis competition, the Anton Rubinstein Competition for Chamber Music and won the sponsorship award at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival.

He plays on an Angelo Toppani Cello from 1733 provided by the ANDARTA Foundation.