Daniel Berg is a Swedish marimba soloist, percussionist, composer and educator. His work brings together solo performance, chamber music, teaching and the creation of new repertoire.
Teaching
Berg is professor of percussion and chamber music at the Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg, professor of percussion at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH), and visiting professor at Örebro University (appointments checked 9 October 2026). He has taught solo percussion at KMH since 2016 and was promoted to professor there in January 2024. His teaching covers solo percussion, chamber music and percussion ensemble.
Background and performance
Berg studied in Gothenburg’s music bachelor programme from 1992 to 1995 and its diploma class from 1995 to 1999, with marimba as his main instrument in the latter. He also studied in the marimba soloist class at Rotterdam Conservatory from 1993 to 1997 with Robert van Sice. His teachers included Einar Nielsen and Anders Åstrand.
His chamber partnerships include Rhythm Art Duo with percussionist Fredrik Duvling and Duo Granmo-Berg with violinist Tobias Granmo. He served on the jury of the 2002 World Marimba Competition .
Compositions and recordings
His solo marimba works include Over the Moon, December, Blue Memories and Kinetics . Edition Svitzer published Kinetics in 2026; Berg wrote it as a commissioned solo for Nežka Prosenjak .
He composed Concertino for Marimba and Strings in 2017. His output also includes chamber music, percussion ensemble works and choral music. Selected recordings include the solo album In a Landscape (2000), Four Elements with Duo Granmo-Berg (2024) and Dance of the Drums with Rhythm Art Duo (2025).
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