We are delighted to welcome Mareike Wiening and Arthur Hnatek as new Jazz/Pop percussion lecturers at the ZHdK from the autumn semester 2022.
Wiening and Hnatek succeed long-time percussion lecturers Andy Brugger and Tony Renold, who are leaving the ZHdK for reasons of age, and join the renowned faculty with Pius Baschnagel, Nikolaus Looser and Ruven Ruppik (Jazz, Pop), Raphael Christen, Benjamin Forster and Klaus Schwรคrzler (Classical).
The percussionist and composer Mareike Wiening completed her studies at the Hochschule fรผr Musik und darstellende Kunst in Mannheim, at the Rytmisk Music Conservatory in Copenhagen and at New York University. She is active as a freelance jazz musician in various international projects and ensembles in New York and Europe and leads her own jazz quintet, which exclusively interprets her compositions.
Concerts with renowned musicians have taken Wiening throughout Europe, Brazil and the USA. She has given workshops and participated in numerous musical and theatre performances in Europe and in Off-Broadway shows in New York City. She is a multiple cultural promotion award winner, scholarship holder and MEINL endorser for cymbals and sticks.
32-year-old drummer, composer and electronica artist Arthur Hnatek is an award-winning contemporary musician from Switzerland. He currently releases and performs electronic music, explores acoustic improvisations and experimental club tracks.
Hnatek works as a percussionist with renowned musicians and performs at numerous European music festivals.
The album "Static", released by the Arthur Hnatek Trio, was highly praised by the press. His first vinyl EP, released in 2020, was followed by several singles and two full EPs with Taut. One of their latest tracks was named "Best Swiss Electronic Track of 2021" by SRF3 and is often heard on BBC Radio 6.