Fabian Ziegler has swiftly emerged as a visionary force in the world of percussion, boldly expanding the repertoire with new commissions and collaborations with musicians and composers all around the world. Dedicated to the forefront of contemporary percussion music, Fabian champions works by luminary composers such as Avner Dorman, Arash Safaian, John Psathas, Serj Tankian, Daniel Schnyder, and many more. His mission is to elevate percussion performance to new heights through original projects with leading composers worldwide.

Mr. Ziegler’s career has been marked by prestigious collaborations with esteemed ensembles including the Musikkollegium Winterthur, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Staatsorchester Braunschweig, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Wellington, City Light Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Sing-Akademie, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Argovia Philharmonic, and the New Century Chamber Orchestra, among others. His performances span global stages from the Konzerthaus Berlin and Berliner Philharmonie to the Lincoln Center in New York and Sejong Chamber Hall in Seoul. Noteworthy engagements include appearances with Martin Grubinger's Percussive Planet Ensemble and a tour of New Zealand with the John Psathas Group, as well as acclaimed premieres like Arkadiusz Katny’s "Circles" for solo percussion and choir, Arash Safaian’s "Ex Machina" for solo percussion and orchestra, John Psathas’ "The All-Seeing Sky," a double percussion concerto dedicated to Fabian Ziegler and Luca Staffelbach, and Daniel Schnyder’s marimba concerto "Two Worlds".

As a member of TrioColores, Fabian received the OPUS KLASSIK 2025 in the category "Classical Without Borders" for the album "En Couleur", which reimagines French masterpieces by Ravel, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Milhaud and Tailleferre for percussion. His discography further includes "Leviathan" with Orchestra Wellington under Marc Taddei, "Spotlight on John Williams" with the City Light Symphony Orchestra under Kevin Griffiths, "Modern Gods" with pianist Akvilė Šileikaitė and his debut album "Gods, Rhythms, Human". Since 2024, Fabian Ziegler has been represented by IMG Artists for North American management.

In the 2026/2027 season, Mr. Ziegler continues to perform as a soloist and chamber musician, including concerts with TrioColores and pianist Akvilė Šileikaitė. Looking ahead, he will premiere "World of the State", a new work commissioned from John Psathas, in November 2027, with performances planned in Switzerland, Germany, the United States and New Zealand.

Since 2015, Fabian Ziegler has been the artistic director of the Swiss Artist's Circle, a concert series in Eastern Switzerland dedicated to rarely heard repertoire and, since the 2025/26 season, to artists with a connection to the canton of Thurgau.

In December 2017, Fabian Ziegler won the Migros Culture Percentage Study Prize for the second time since 2015 for his extraordinary solo performance during the instrumental music competition. In 2018 and 2020 he won the Kiefer-Hablitzel / Göhner Music Prize and was a semi-finalist at the International TROMP Percussion Competition in those same two years.

A native of Switzerland, Fabian is a graduate of the Zurich University of the Arts and has studied under the tutelage of Professors Klaus Schwärzler, Raphael Christen, and Benjamin Forster, as well as percussion virtuoso Martin Grubinger.

Fabian endorses Adams musical instruments, Meinl cymbals, Giannini Swiss Drums, and mallets by Infinity Percussion, where he has developed his own signature line of vibraphone mallets.