Dominik Greger was born in Altenburg. While still a cellist, he was a member of Wolfgang Weber’s class for younger students at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Hochschule für Musik in Leipzig. Following this period of cello studies, Greger then took up the double bass with Horst-Dieter Wenkel at the Franz Liszt Hochschule für Musik in Weimar, where he obtained his »Konzertexamen« degree. While pursuing his musical studies, he also received instruction from Wolfgang Güttler, Klaus Stoll and Norbert Brainin. In addition, he was a recipient of Mannheim’s »PE-Förde«, a scholarship for music students. Greger has also been successful in many competitions. He was a prizewinner in the second Johann Matthias Sperger International Competition (2002), and was a semi-finalist in the 52nd International ARD Competition (2003). He was also a prize winner at the Carl Flesch Akademie in Baden-Baden and obtained second prize at the International Music Competition in Markneukirchen (2005).Greger has appeared as soloist with various well-known orchestras including the Staatskapelle Weimer, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Altenburg-Gera, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the Budweis Philharmonic, and the Baden-Baden Philharmonic. He has also worked as a chamber musician with the Gaede Trio and the Petersen Quartet. From 2005 to 2007, he was principle bass of the Dresden Staatskapelle Orchestra. From 2008 to 2011, he occupied the same possition with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Since 2009, he has been Professor of Double Bass at the Franz Liszt Hochschule für Musik in Weimar. There have also been guest appearances with the MDR Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Staatskapelle, the Bavarian State Opera Orchestra in Munich and the West German Radio Orchestra.
