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Gennem 25 år har Mathias Reumert markeret sig som en virtuos slagtøjsspiller og visionær ensembleleder; i de senere år tillige som anerkendt komponist og album producer. Han optræder jævnligt med sine egne ensembler – Mathias Reumert Group, Atomar og Reumert/Elten Percussion Duo – og er mangeårigt medlem af Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, med hvem han har uropført over 150 nye værker. Han medvirker desuden på mere end 40 kommercielt udgivne album med samtidsmusik.
Tidligt i karrieren modtog han førstepriser ved prestigefyldte konkurrencer, herunder Concours International de Vibraphone 2002, PASIC Soloist Competition 2004 og Gaudeamus Award 2007. Efterfølgende fik han sin pladedebut som solist i Poul Ruders’ slagtøjskoncert Monodrama, dirigeret af Thomas Søndergård – en udgivelse, der høstede store roser i toneangivende medier som The New York Times og The Philadelphia Inquirer. Siden fulgte et stort antal indspilninger af værker for soloslagtøj af komponister som Xenakis, Stockhausen, Ferneyhough, Donatoni, Henze, Globokar, Reynolds og Jodlowski.
Med dvd-udgivelsen Mathias Reumert: Solo (Percussion Meets Art Cinema) skabte han et ambitiøst samlingspunkt for soloværker, slagtøj og performancekunst. Solo høstede topanmeldelser i danske og internationale tidsskrifter og blev af Politiken betegnet som “intet mindre end banebrydende” og “en kolossal bedrift” (18/2-2016).
Efter at have ledet crossover-ensemblet Ekkozone i ti år omdannede han i 2023 projektet til et pladeselskab. Ekkozone Records debuterede med seks store albumudgivelser, herunder det P2 Prisen-vindende album Roger Reynolds: Wind Concertos. I 2025 blev pladeselskabet solgt til First Inversion for at udvide selskabets rækkevidde, og Reumert fortsætter her som kunstnerisk rådgiver.
Han har studeret hos Gert Mortensen pĂĄ Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium, hvorfra han tog diplomeksamen i 2006 med topkarakteren 13. Han har desuden en kandidatgrad (MA) fra University of California, San Diego, hvor han studerede hos Steven Schick. Han har modtaget Statens Kunstfonds 'Den Unge Elite'-legat samt Musikkritikerringens Kunstnerpris.
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For 25 years, Mathias Reumert has distinguished himself as a multi-percussion virtuoso and visionary ensemble leader; in more recent years, he has also emerged as an acclaimed composer and album producer. He performs regularly with his own ensembles—Mathias Reumert Group, Atomar, and the Reumert/Elten Percussion Duo—and is a long-serving member of the Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, with whom he has premiered over 150 new works. He also appears on more than 40 commercially released albums of contemporary music.
Early in his career, he received first prizes at prestigious competitions including the Concours International de Vibraphone 2002, the PASIC Soloist Competition 2004, and the Gaudeamus Award 2007. Subsequently, he made his recording debut as soloist in Poul Ruders’ Percussion Concerto, Monodrama, conducted by Thomas Søndergård—a disc that received praise from publications including The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer. This release was followed by a large number of recordings of works for solo percussion by seminal composers such as Xenakis, Stockhausen, Ferneyhough, Donatoni, Henze, Globokar, Reynolds, and Jodlowski.
His DVD, Mathias Reumert: Solo (Percussion Meets Art Cinema), which consists of works for solo percussion and performance art, stands as a major milestone. Solo garnered top reviews in Danish and international magazines and was described by Denmark’s largest nationwide newspaper, Politiken, as "nothing short of ground-breaking" and "a colossal achievement" (2016).
After leading the crossover ensemble Ekkozone for ten years, he transitioned the project into a record label in 2023. Ekkozone Records debuted with six major albums, including the Danish Radio P2 Prize-winning Roger Reynolds: Wind Concertos. In 2025, the label was sold to First Inversion to expand its reach, with Reumert continuing as Artistic Advisor.
He studied with Gert Mortensen at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, graduating in 2006 with highest distinction (13). He also holds an MA from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied with Steven Schick. He is the recipient of the Danish Arts Foundation’s Den Unge Elite grant and the Danish Music Critics’ Prize.
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“En karismatisk solist med et fabelagtigt teknisk overskud”
[A charismatic soloist with an out-of-this-world technical ability]
– Klassisk, Sept. 2016
“Reumert is extraordinary…a masterful exponent, someone with impressive technique and poetic interpretive skills, and a real dramatic, theatrical flair.”
— Gapplegate Music Review, Feb. 2016
“Mathias Reumert is a true master percussionist as well as something of an entertainer”
— Fanfare Magazine, March 2016
“Manoury could hardly ask for a finer performer of his music than Mathias Reumert”.
– Fanfare Magazine, July/Aug 2023
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