Jan Lorenz was born on 5th July 1958 in Susice. His love for music brought him, after finishing the basic school, to the violin school in Luby, which he successfully finished in 1976 under the leadership of master luthier Miroslav Pikart.

In 1990 he graduated from master violin school in Luby under the leadership of master luthiers Alois Sibal, Emil Lupac and Josef Dvorak.

Since 1992 he has been constructing concert and master instruments under his name for world-known company Akord Kvint, Ltd. In this company he sharpened his skills under the leadership of master luthiers Josef Dvorak and Josef Holpuch. Nowadays he cooperates in his professional development with luthiers Jan Poetzl, Michael van Berkum and Eduard Schwen.

He consults the tone quality of his violins, violas and cellos with the professors of Prague Conservatory and the members of Dvorak Quartet. His master instruments have found home in Singapore, the USA, Spain, Germany, Russia, Hong Kong, Norway and New Zealand. In Bohemia his instument is played by the violist Michal Foltyn and other outstanding young musicians.