David Cossin, lead percussion

Recordings and performances: with Bang on a Can All-Stars, Steve Reich and Musicians, Philip Glass, Yo-Yo Ma, Meredith Monk, Tan Dun, Cecil Taylor, Talujon Percussion Quartet, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and Bo Didley

Theatre credits: collaborations with Blue Man Group, Mabou Mines and acclaimed director Peter Sellars

Solo performances: Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra Radio France, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Symphony, Gothenburg Symphony and the Hong Kong Symphony, among others; also percussion soloist on the score for Tan Dun's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

On display: original sonic installations featured in New York, Italy and Germany

Cutting edge: curator the Sound Res experimental music festival (Italy); also invented several new percussion instruments

Season highlights: invitation for solo performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, solo performance of Reich's Piano Phase/Video Phase and the Italian premiere of Tan Dun's Concerto for Water Percussion and Orchestra

Website: www.davidcossin.com