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Sacrum Profanum 2023

Hubert Zemler


Born in 1980. Drummer and composer. His repertoire includes pieces by 20th and 21st centuries composers, including Helmut Lachenmann’s AIR (performed at the opening concert of “Warsaw Autumn” Festival 2015 with The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) conducted by Alexander Liebreich), Steve Reich, Tadeusz Wielecki, Zygmunt Krauze, Tomasz Sikorski, Cornelius Cardew, Zdzisław Piernik, Arturas Bumšteinas.

Between 1999 and 2004 he studied at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. Besides his classical education and cooperation with symphony orchestras, he played with jazz bands, exploring the secrets of improvisation, experimental and world music. He is a cofounder of Warsaw-based indie bands: Piętnastka (with Piotr Kurek), Slalom, Shy Albatross, jazz trio LAM and the Pilokatabaza percussion duo (with Paweł Szpura); he is also involved in a number of projects combining contemporary music and improvisation.

He collaborated with artists such as John Tilbury, Jon Gibson, Evan Ziporyn, Gyan Riley, Agustí Fernández, Felix Kubin, Reinaldo Ceballo, Mitch & Mitch, Raphael Rogiński, Wacław Zimpel.

Hubert Zemler released three solo albums: Moped (Lado ABC, 2011), Gostak & Doshes (Bôłt Records, 2014) and Pupation of Dissonance (Bôłt Records, 2016).