Bio

„Humorous and with admirable virtuosity“
Silvia Thurner, kultur.at

Claudio Spieler

Claudio Spieler is a versatile and dedicated Austrian percussionist especially skilled at the South Indian kanjira and konnakol. He performs at festivals and venues from Havanna to Reykjavik and teaches at drum camps and universities all over Europe. After graduating cum laude in classical percussion and eight years of intensive studying with renowned percussionist Hakim Ludin, he is now a student of Indian kanjira master Selvaganesh. As a solo artist and as part of several international projects his specialisations include South Indian and Latin music, flamenco and interactive concerts for kids. Claudio s style of playing is subtle, imaginative, humorous and above all virtuoso, radiating the pure pleasure of making music.

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Concerts and Tours

Claudio performs in a wide range of musical styles with his current ensembles: The Global Percussion Project, Moments, Tevana, Ragga Gröndal & The Friends of Peace, Ragga Gröndal Trio and the Groovetrotters. He has worked with many different artists including Peter Herbert, Phil Maturano, Konstantin Wecker, Peter Madsen, Raquel Villegas Gomez, Maria Mezcle, Amit Chatterjee, Apratim Mayumdar, Yerai Cortés, Mamadou Diabate, Studio Percussion Graz, Karen Lugo, Bitori and Abbos Kosimov; and has been invited to perform at well-known festivals like Festival de la Habana, Reykjavik Jazz Festival, Dresden Drum&Bass Festival, Flamenco Biennale Netherlands, Airwaves Iceland, Night of Percussion Graz, WOMAD Fuerteventura, AtoJazz Festival Bulgaria, Liverpool Jazz Festival, Garana Jazz Festival Rumania, Wiener Konzerthaus and many more.