Martin Krause

Percussion

Martin Krause studied percussion and timpani at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin with Prof. Edgar Guggeis and Prof. Rainer Seegers. He graduated in orchestral performance in 2002, followed by a postgraduate concert examination (Konzertexamen) and a degree in instrumental

pedagogy in 2004.



Since 2006, he has been a member of the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, where he served as Principal Percussionist until 2024 before taking up the position of Principal Timpanist.

In October 2026, he joined SRH University Berlin as a Lecturer in Classical Percussion andTimpani.

From 1997 to 2009, he was a member of the percussion ensemble "percusemble berlin" and directed the music education project "Schlagzeug macht Schule" from 2004 to 2007. He also taught percussion at the Musikwerkstatt Eden in Oranienburg from 2006 to 2015.

As a soloist, he has performed with ensembles including the Berliner Symphoniker, the Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, Ensemberlino Vocale, and the SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern.

Beyond his orchestral career, his artistic work encompasses chamber music, contemporary music and world premieres, as well as jazz, improvisation, and theatre music. Since December 2024, he has been developing the "Babelsberg Percussion Group" project together with his orchestra colleague Richard Putz.