Lars Hannibal studied the guitar with Erling Møldrup at the Academy of Music in Århus, Denmark, and from 1977-80 the lute with Toyohiko Satoh in The Hague, Holland. In 1980 he formed with violinist Kim Sjøgren Duo Concertante, giving more than a thousand concerts. Many established Danish composers wrote works for Duo Concertante and for EMI they recorded 10 albums. The openness towards genres was also influential in Duo Concertantes forming Birth of a Quartet in 1988, together with trumpet player and composer Palle Mikkeborg and double bass Player Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen. Duo Concertante also toured and recorded with Danish pop singer Birthe Kjær and jazz violinist Svend Asmussen. Since 1992 Lars Hannibal toured the world with recorder virtuoso Michala Petri in Petri/Hannibal Duo. Together they have played almost 2.000 concerts and recorded 8 albums. For their album "Kreisler Inspirations". they received the German Deutscher Schallplattenpreis In 2004 Lars Hannibal started a project with Chinese musicians in various formations, under the mutual name: "Dialogue - East meets West". As part of this he was appointed curator for the Danish EXPO Participation in Shanghai 2010, where he brought Danish and Chinese artists together with Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. In November 2006 Lars Hannibal, together with Michala Petri, launched the label https://www.ourrecordings.com/ In 2022 he was appointed Honorary Member of the Danish Solist Union. https://www.larshannibal.com/