Matthias Ziegler is one of the world's most versatile and innovative flutists. He is committed both to the traditional literature for flute as well as to contemporary music and concepts that cross the boundaries between classical music and jazz. Accordingly, his performances take place in a vast range of contexts: he plays principal flute with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, has toured with the percussionist Pierre Favre and performed with the pianist George Gruntz as well as with the American contrabass player Mark Dresser.
He is also a member of the "Collegium Novum Zurich", where he has worked with Mauricio Kagel, Heinz Holliger and George Crumb. Concert tours have brought him to the US, Japan, Australia, South America and Israel. Many recordings on CD document his inclusive musical interests. Matthias Ziegler currently teaches at the Musikhochschule Winterthur Zurich.
Searching for new sounds he enormously broadened  the expressive potential of the traditional flute and the electroacoustically amplified contrabass flute. His solo music has been recorded on Uakti (New Albion).
Amplifying the flute allows him to increase the volume of the microsound structures of the flute to an audible level. Inspired by the new dimension of sounds of these instruments, composers  such as Michael Jarrell from Switzerland, Benjamin Yusupov from Tadjikistan, Matthias Ruegg from the Vienna Art Orchestra and the American Mark Dresser wrote flute concertos for him (Banquet - Tzadik CD). Matthias Ziegler performs on a flute manufactured by Louis Lot (1880), on a quartertone flute Brannen/Kingma system, on a Alto- and Bassflute by Eva Kingma (Holland) as well as on his own invention, the "Matusiflute", a uniquely designed instrument with a vibrating membrane. His contrabassflute has been constructed by Kotato Fukushima (Japan).

QUOTES

"Virtuoso Ziegler's vision of a solo polyphonic music makes this the ulttimate flute record." - The Wire Magazine on "Uakti"

"... step aside and make room for someone with real talent." - Fanfare Magazine (USA)

"It was the most staggering and unique flute playing I've heard for a very long time and words cannot describe the variety of sounds and techniques that Matthias Ziegler produces. If you ever get a chance to hear him, do not miss it." - Adrian Brett-Flutewise review of concert at the Barbican Center London.

"This CD is just great. Definitely the best of this sort I have heard so far" - James Galway on Zieglers solo CD, "Marsyas Song"

"Extended techniques are integrated nto a complete, unified musical vision, and that vision is most often magnificent and sumptuous. Ziegler is clearly a gifted musician, one whose skill and art come together to yield transcendent and glorious music" - The Wire