He studied with Klaus Linder, Ludwig Hoffmann, Paul Badura-Skoda and participated in masterclasses held by Wilhelm Kempff, among others.
He appeared with well-known orchestras and renowned conductors, performing seventy different piano concertos as well as an extensive solo repertoire and some four hundred chamber music works.
Wolfram Lorenzen was a regular guest in the broadcasting studios of German-speaking countries and regions as well as at many festivals.
Together with the violinist Renate Eggebrecht and the Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet, Lorenzen recorded the Max Reger Chamber Music Edition on three CDs.
In 1998 he presented the world premiere CD recording of the autograph fair copy of the piano cycle Das Jahr ("The Year") by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel.