Frank Polter

Born in the Frisian region near Oldenburg, Frank Polter received percussion and piano lessons from the age of twelve onwards. After his graduation from secondary school, he studied percussion with international soloists and renowned orchestral percussionists of the Berlin Philharmonic, La Scala Milan and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Frank Polter completed his diploma and soloist’s exam with distinction at the Hamburg Academy of Music and Theatre, where he frequently participated in film, television, radio and CD recordings in many different genres. Apart from his position as percussionist at the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra (since 1993) and his solo work, he was an active concert presenter for several years and is now an artist manager as well. In addition to percussion, he is also a composer and conductor.