Troels Svane studied with David Geringas at the University of Music Luebeck, Germany. He was taught by Bylsma, Helmerson, Kirshbaum, Ligeti, Yo-Yo Ma, Palm, Pergamenschikow, Rostropovich, Shafran and Tortelier.

He won prizes at prestigious international competitions and has performed throughout Europe, Australia, Asia and the USA. He has appeared with orchestras in Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and he recorded more than 40 CDs including the complete works for cello and piano by Beethoven, Rachmaninoff and Reger.

Troels Svane was appointed professor at the University of Music Lübeck in 2004 and also teaches cello at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin. He has given masterclasses in Australia, Asia, and various European countries. He also recently performed with an orchestra in Beijing, China. 

His students are prize winners at international competitions (ARD, Feuermann, Geneva, Rostropovich, Tchaikovsky, Isang Yun) and members of renowned chamber ensembles and leading orchestras. Among them, Woonchan Jeong won second prize at the ISANGYUN Competition in 2022.