"Las maderas que cantan"- "the wood that sings" is a commonly used expression in Mexico for the marimba. Whoever listens to the playing of Jasmin Kolberg will experience this metaphor. She invites the listener on a musical journey through her totally unique world of sound. With her sensitive musicality and poetic interpretations, she constantly inspires enthusiasm on international concert stages and at festivals in Europe, Asia, South Africa and North America. The daughter of a violinist and a percussionist began at the age of seven she her musical education in percussion, violin and piano. She completed her classical percussion studies at the "Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst" in Stuttgart with Professor Klaus Tresselt in 2000 with honours. Following this, she studied marimba in the solo-class of Professor Eric Sammut at the “Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris”, as well as with the marimba soloist Leigh Howard Stevens in New York. Other important musical impulses came from Gordon Stout, Keiko Abe and Michael Burritt and particularly from the percussion soloist Robyn Schulkowsky. Jasmin Kolberg won prizes at the "2nd World Marimba Competition" in Okaya, Japan and at the "Yamaha Foundation Competition". From 2007 to 2010 she taught at the “Royal Conservatoire of Scotland” and from 2008 to 2016 at the “Musikhochschule Mannheim” in Germany. Currently, she is in demand as guest professor at international conservatoires, such as the “Royal College of London”.