Thomas Limacher

After courses in latin percussion at the School of Jazz in Zurich, in New York and in Havanna, Limacher studied classical percussion at the academy of music in Lucerne with Erwin Bucher and Pierre Favre. He received the bachelor of music with special honor. He performs in concerts with different formations ranging from rock-music to classical music. He teaches percussion at the school of music of Lucerne.

Christof Estermann

Raphael Christen

His flawless technique and his heartfelt musicality make him a world-class marimbist: today Raphael Christen can be described as one of the most versatile masters of his instrument.

Yet he is not only acclaimed for his brilliant technique. What particularly distinguishes Christen is the many-faceted ‘sound’ of his instrument: the marimba ‘sings’ – powerful, lyrical, congenial – when Christen plays.

Appearances led him, amongst other things, to the Lucerne Culture & Congress Centre Salle Blanche, the Stravinsky Auditorium in Montreux, the Hercules Hall in Munich and to Luxembourg, Dubai, Korea or Japan.

Hans Patrick Surek

He started his professional music education at the School of Jazz in Basel with Urs Wiesner and Andreas Lüscher. Afterwards he studied classical percussion at the academy of music in Lucerne with Erwin Bucher. He received the bachelor of music with honor. He has regular assignement with different formations and orchestras. Surek teaches percussion at several music academies.