Heiko Löchel

Heiko Löchel is a German bassoonist active in contemporary music and freely improvised performance. Rather than restricting the bassoon to its traditional orchestral role, he brings its broad register, reed articulations and resonant timbres into encounters with improvising musicians.

He has performed in Berlin-based projects including Schwarm 13, an ensemble bringing together instrumentalists and dancers around open forms and collective exploration. His collaboration with percussionist Philippe Carnoy has also been presented in concerts introducing audiences to the creative process of improvised music. Creative Sources documents his bassoon playing on Studioboerne (CS607), connected to Schwarm 13's ensemble work.