Michael Wertmüller

Composer and percussionist Michael Wertmüller works predominantly in the realms of new music and jazz. He studied at Swiss Jazz School, Bern University of the Arts, and Conservatorium van Amsterdam. As a percussionist, he was a member of the Bern Symphony Orchestra and a guest performer at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. In addition to numerous solo concerts, he also played in a variety of chamber music ensembles. His compositions have been performed at many festivals including Donaueschingen Festival, MaerzMusik Berlin, Lucerne Festival, musica viva in Munich, Ultraschall Festival Berlin, and Tel Aviv biennial. Since 2005, he has been teaching at Humboldt University Berlin and the Academy of Arts Berlin. In his collaboration with Thomas Mahmoud, he is part of Higgs.