After studying at the Royal College of Music in London (with David Hockings) and the Musikhochschule in Lübeck (with Johannes Fischer), Vanessa Porter completed her master’s degree at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart (with Marta Klimasara, Klaus Dreher and Jürgen Spitschka) with top marks in summer 2018.

Artist of great demand

As one of the most versatile percussionists internationally, Vanessa is in demand for various projects, concert formats and programmes. As a soloist, she combines current works with improvisation, electronics and the performing arts. Recent collaborations include renowned composers such as Georges Aperghis, Zeynep Gedizlioglu and Ben-Amots Ofer.

A curious mind

Vanessa regularly performs at festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the International Percussion Ensemble Week (IPEW) Croatia and Kalima Festival Switzerland. Through her close collaboration with the Goethe-Institut, she regularly travels to the US. Most recently, she was invited to Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Costa Rica on a 4-week South American tour with the Percussion Duo Porter. She also loves to collaborates with various universities and academies such as the International Summer Academy of Music. Thanks to her involvement in the World Percussion Group, she also held various workshops at the Sibelius Academy Helsinki and the University of Birmingham.