Martin Grubinger (born 29 May 1983 in

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) is an Austrian multi-percussionist.

Life and career

Born in

, Grubinger received his first instruction from his father, Martin Grubinger sen., a percussionist and percussion instructor at the

Mozarteum Mozarteum University Salzburg ( German: ''Universität Mozarteum Salzburg'') is one of three affiliated but separate (it is actually a state university) entities under the "Mozarteum" name in Salzburg municipality; the International Mozarteu ...

. At an early age, he competed in the World Marimba Competition in

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(Japan) and the EBU Competition in Norway, where he was a finalist. He studied at the Bruckner Conservatory in

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and starting in 2000 at the Mozarteum. Since academic year 2018/19, Grubinger is a professor of classical percussion at the Mozarteum.

Career

Grubinger represented Austria at the

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, Norway. In 2007 he was awarded the

Leonard Bernstein Award The Leonard Bernstein Award is a German music award endowed with 10,000 euros. Since 2002, the award has been sponsored by the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe as part of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. The prize is awarded to talented classical musi ...

of the

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and in 2010 won the

Würth Prize of Jeunesses Musicales Germany The Würth Prize of Jeunesses Musicales Germany () has been awarded since 1991 to artists, ensembles or projects who implement 's (JMD) values and objectives in an exemplary manner. Together with the Würth Foundation, the JMD has been honoring i ...

, a prize of the (Würth Foundation). He was one of the presenters of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2012, held in Vienna. Three years later he performed again in Vienna as an interval act in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ...

. In 2023, he ended his concert career.

Personal life

Grubinger is married to the pianist Ferzan Önder since 2009 and they have a son.

References

External links

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mica-Interview mit Martin Grubinger
musicaustria.at, 5 October 2010 {{DEFAULTSORT:Grubinger, Martin Austrian drummers Male drummers 1983 births Living people Musicians from Salzburg 21st-century drummers 21st-century Austrian male musicians Classical percussionists