Martin Grubinger

Martin Grubinger is a Professor of Classical Percussion & Multipercussion at the Mozarteum University (Salzburg), holding a position since 2018. He also lectures at the Zurich University of the Arts. His expertise spans solo percussion performance, chamber music, and orchestral collaboration, elevating percussion's role in classical music through innovative projects like Percussive Planet and Century of Percussion.

Education: Studied at the Bruckner Conservatory (Linz) and Mozarteum University. Known for premiering works such as Avner Dorman’s Frozen in Time and Friedrich Cerha’s percussion concerto. Collaborates with renowned orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and BBC Philharmonic.

Awards include the Bernstein Award (Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival) and Würth Prize (Jeunesses Musicales Germany). Residencies include Elbphilharmonie, Camerata Salzburg, and Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, Sony, and BIS highlight his discography.