A native of Bad Kreuznach, Germany, Jonathan Luik enjoys performing repertoire from the 16th century to the present day on a variety of instruments, from the modern and historical double basses to the violone and viola da gamba.

He is a recent graduate of the Juilliard School, where he studied with Eugene Levinson and Timothy Cobb and performed extensively with the school’s orchestra and period ensemble, Juilliard415. He has performed alongside and under the leadership of such period musicians as Rachel Podger, Robert Mealy, Alfredo Bernadini, William Christie, and Nicholas McGegan and under such conductors as Marin Alsop, Emmanuel Villaume, and David Robertson.

In 2020 he was featured in Early Music America’s Early to Rise series. Jonathan took part in American Bach Soloists’ 2019 Academy and looks forward to performing with ABS in the coming winter.