Lukas DeRungs, born Lukas Daniel Derungs in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, in 1990, is a German jazz pianist, composer, and beatboxer. DeRungs studied jazz piano at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim before completing a Master's degree in Jazz Performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London between 2019 and 2021. Performing with his group trio de lucs, he released the album Lux and appeared at Jazzopen Stuttgart in 2016, the same year he won first prizes at the Yamaha Jazz Piano Competition in Nuremberg and the International Jazz Piano Competition in Langnau. In 2022, DeRungs released his album Kosmos Suite, which was nominated for the Deutscher Jazzpreis in 2023. Leading his quintet, he recorded his studio album Wake, released through Berthold Records in 2025. DeRungs was awarded the Jazz-Preis Baden-Württemberg in 2024.
