Siegfried Fink

[2] He is recognized as an important figure in the development of the professional percussion scene in Germany after World War II.

From 1948 to 1951, Fink studied timpanis and percussion in the class of Alfred Wagner at the University of Music in Weimar (Germany).

Under the guidance of Fink, the Studio für Perkussion in Würzburg became one of the world's most renowned schools for percussion.

He educated more than 100 students and claimed, that he developed new teaching methods and new ways of playing percussion instruments, especially concerning contemporary art music.

For his life work in teaching he received the Lifetime Achievement in Education Award from the Percussive Arts Society of the US.