Yonga Sun
Teacher Drums & Percussion
'You cannot rehearse the unknown.'
About the teacher
Yonga Sun (1977) is a drummer, sound designer and theatrical creative. His work spans a broad artistic spectrum, from freely improvising duos to symphonic projects. As a composer and musician, he has contributed to award-winning music theatre productions, including PRINCESS and SUPERTRAMP, which won the Golden Cricket Award (Gouden Krekel) in 2018 and 2024 respectively.
Norwegian jazz magazine Jazznytt describes Yonga as having “a dynamic repertoire from another world”, while French newspaper Le Monde calls him “a drummer with lightning-fast agility”. He has collaborated with the Netherlands Wind Ensemble (Nederlands Blazers Ensemble) and performed with Kurt Elling and the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been named one of the most impressive percussionists at the North Sea Jazz Festival, won the soloist prize at the Dutch Jazz Competition and was listed by Slagwerkkrant as one of the top 10 jazz drummers in the Benelux in 2026.
He also teaches sound design at ArtEZ Academy of Music and performs with modular synthesisers and electronics.
Programme
Yonga Sun
Teacher Drums & Percussion