Dr. Thorsten Preuß holds a doctorate in musicology and literary studies and works as an editor and author at BR-KLASSIK. A native of Nuremberg, he studied German language and literature, Romance languages, and musicology in Erlangen and Paris. His dissertation on Bertolt Brecht’s *Lukullus* was awarded the Lilli Bechmann-Rahn Prize. At Bayerischer Rundfunk, he focuses primarily on early and contemporary music and also works as a host and writer.