“Aleksandra Šuklar is such a phenomenal musician, embracing the traditions and revolutionising our future. I’ll never write another piece for percussion without having her add her creative grace and fire to it” - Hans Zimmer.

Having established herself as a versatile multi-percussionist and marimba artist Aleksandra’s playing is characterised by her excellent musicality, technique, temperament and sensitivity to any musical style; skills which all come together to form her own unique artistic approach. Her diverse musical language and genre-crossing performances range from classical works and contemporary compositions, all the way to film music and crossover projects.

Aleksandra Šuklar is a prizewinner of numerous national and international competitions across Europe (Spain, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Austria,…) and was a laureate of the Fidelio Competition in the ORF-Radiokulturhaus Vienna in 2014 and 2015, which was broadcasted by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation. She has been recognised by the Federal Chancellery of Austria as one of the most outstanding young artists living in Vienna and was consequently awarded with their scholarship in 2016/2017.

Aleksandra’s engagements as soloist include performances in renowned concert halls such as the Musikverein Vienna, ORF- Radiokulturhaus Vienna, Deutsches Theater Berlin and at festivals like Rolex Arts Weekend, Wien Modern, Gustav Mahler Musikwochen, NOMUS Festival and Vienna Saxfest, to name a few.

She cooperates regularly with various ensembles and orchestras including the Symphony Orchestra of Vienna State Opera, ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, RTV-Slovenian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Kontrapunkte and Zagreb Soloists.

Born in a family of musicians, Aleksandra’s musical education began at the age of 5 when she started her violin lessons in Novi Sad, Serbia. After moving to Slovenia, she began her percussion lessons at the age of 11 and later on continued her studies in Vienna, Austria. In 2016 she graduated from the Music and Arts University of the city of Vienna in the class of prof. Nebojša Jovan Živković receiving a Bachelor and Master of Arts degree.

In recent years Aleksandra has been touring arenas worldwide and collaborating with the internationally celebrated film music composer Hans Zimmer as part of his band of soloists in  “Hans Zimmer Live” and “The World of Hans Zimmer”.

For her, the true joy of music making lies in the spontaneous and exciting exchanges with musicians from all kinds of different backgrounds and the constant search for new sounds, instruments and collaborations. Her curiosity and creativity has enabled her to lead a fulfilling musical life: from regular recordings for Hollywood Productions to Solo-Performances as well as  collaborations with some of the most inspiring musicians of our time.

In December 2020 she will be premiering the Marimba Concerto by Tristan Schulze in Konzerthaus Vienna.