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Virgile

Composer-performer, Virgile imagines and creates sound universes. Drummer in a rock band since the age of 9, Virgile has always combined his classical and current music training. A higher education at the Pôle Supérieur de Musique et Danse in Lille allowed him to obtain two DNSPMs, one in classical percussion and the other in contemporary […]

5staccato

“5taccato”, formerly known as “Strike Percussion Group”, is a new generation of Chinese percussion group born in 2018 and one of the most prominent young percussion groups in the country. In 2023, they were officially endorsed, became the percussion group of the famous French percussion brand Bergerault, and changed their name to “5taccato”. The “5taccato” […]

Ji-Yeon Lee

Ji-Yeon Lee has made a successful career combining her percussive abilities as a soloist and orchestra musician. She has held several positions as performer and teacher in Germany, Switzerland and South Korea. After graduating from her studies with Hankyou Kim at Kyung Hee University in Seoul and Rainer Seegers, Klaus Schwärzler and Benjamin Forster at […]

Aurélien Gignoux

Aurélien Gignoux is an eclectic and committed musician who, with the clarity of his playing, creates a unique space of musical sonority. Drawing on colours and textures with an approach of his own, he drives the audience into the different atmospheres he likes to explore. He has won several international prizes, including second prize at the […]

Claudio Piselli

Claudio Piselli embarked on his drumming journey under the tutelage of John Ramsey and later pursued formal education at the Frosinone Conservatory, where he earned a diploma in Percussion Instruments under the guidance of Antonio Caggiano. With a growing passion for jazz, he honed his skills by studying with renowned maestro Mark Sherman from New York. […]

David Therrien Brongo

Based in Montreal, percussionist David Therrien Brongo has carved out a career as a performer, a pedagogue and a researcher. Recognized for his virtuosity, his musicality and his rigorous work ethic, he collaborates regularly with a number of ensembles; he holds the position of Timpanist and principal percussionist with the Orchestre de l’Agora and the Orchestre […]

Jerry Tachoir

World renowned contemporary jazz mallet artist; Jerry Tachoir is a graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Jerry is one of the most requested artist/clinicians in the mallet percussion world and received his first endorsement with the Ludwig Company in 1972, while still in high school and already a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony. […]

Paweł Nowicki

Completed Music School of the 1st and 2nd degree named after F. Nowowiejski in Gdańsk, Music Academy in Bydgoszcz under direction of prof. Grzegorz Jurczyk and Music Conservatory in Strasbourg in Emmanuel Sejourne’s class. Laureate of international contemporary music competitions: Gaudeamus in Rotterdam 1999 (3rd prize) and Clarment-Ferrand 1999 (3rd prize). Gave solo concerts in […]

Wang Yuyan

Dr Yuyan Wang is an active performer and educator whose interest encompass all that the world of percussion has to offer. After completing her undergraduate degree at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she joined the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra for three seasons and then moved to Australia to undertake postgraduate study at the Queensland Conservatorium. While […]

Sergio Calì

Percussionist, composer, producer. Winner of international and national competitions, he has given concerts in Europe, America and Russia. He is a versatile musician ranging from avant-garde music to pop music and jazz. He is professor of percussion at the “A.Toscanini” Conservatory of Ribera in Italy. www.sergiocali.it

Peng Shuaili

Peng Shuaili, was born in Hunan Province, China, currently serves in Music College of Hunan Normal University as percussion professor. Principal percussionist of Xiao Xiang Philharmonic Orchestra. The member of counsel of International Percussion Education Association, and also certified as National Percussionist. He was admitted by Joseph Haydn Konservatorium des Landes Burgenland in Eisenstadt in […]

Chang Jianyu

Chinese percussion artist, born in Dali, Yunnan, China in 1981. The current president of Yunnan Musicians Association Percussion Society. Percussion teacher of the Orchestra Department of Yunnan Arts University. Previously employed as guest teacher in the Affiliated Art School of Yunnan Arts University, Wenhua College, Kunming Arts College, Business School of Yunnan Normal University and […]