Violoncellist Detmar Leertouwer feels a strong affinity with and love of dance and classical ballet. At a young age he began learning ballet at the Arnhem music school and continued this for two years at the Arnhem Academy of Music and Dance.

Following a break of 21 years he came into contact with (modern) ballet again at the premiere performance of Por Vos Muero by choreographer Nacho Duato in Madrid, as a musician in the Jordi Savall ensemble.
Under the direction of Swiss choreographer Philippe Olsa he then played in Madame y Monsieur. He has previously worked with Introdans in Bach & Beat (Bitter Suite by Adam Hougland) and in Death and the Maiden by Ed Wubbe.
Together with Milou Nuyens, winner of the Evening of the Young Dancer and the Eurovision Young Dancer, he premiered his music and dance programme Dialogue between a Dancer and a Cellist in the Waalse Kerk in Arnhem. This programme has also been performed in Italy and Germany. 

Detmar studied in the Netherlands (with Pieter Wispelweij, among others), the United Kingdom, the United States and Switzerland. The focus of his studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis was on ‘early music’.  

He has played in various ensembles and together with musicians such as Musica Antiqua Köln (Reinhard Goebel), Salzburger Hofmusik (Wolfgang Brunner), Collegium 1704, René Jacobs, Concerto Köln, Wiener Akademie (Martin Haselböck), le Concert des Nations (Jordi Savall), Barokensemble de Swaen, Holland Baroque Society and l’Orfeo Barockorchester Linz. 

In addition he has taught (baroque) cello, chamber music and performance practice at music academies in Germany and Colombia. 

Detmar Leertouwer is currently working on an integral recording (Bach in Castles) of the 6 Suites for Violoncello Without Bass by Johann Sebastian Bach, filmed on location in six different castles in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. 

He plays a baroque cello on loan from the Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation (NMF).
During the performances with Introdans he will be playing his modern instrument, built by Tanja Brandon. The second instrument in the performance is also on temporary loan from the NMF.