Praised by the press as ‘phenomenal’ (Sueddeutsche Zeitung), ‘Rhythmic Genius’ (Die ZEIT) and ‘full of elegant perfection’ (Kōbe Newspaper), performances by the up-and-coming multi-percussionist Christian Benning have attracted a great deal of attention worldwide. The 28-year-old's exuberant joy of playing and his virtuoso techniq ue have quickly propelled him to the top of his generation of young percussionists.

His captivating performances as a soloist and with his pure percussion formation (Christian Benning Percussion Group) have recently taken place in the world's most famous concert halls, including the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Glocke in Bremen, the Prinzregententheater and the Herkulessaal in Munich, the Kraftwerk in Berlin, the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn, the Musikverein in Graz, the Duomi di Milano, the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, the Borusan Music House in Istanbul, the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, the George Enescu Hall in Bucharest, the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem, the Egyptian State Opera in Cairo, the Royal Opera House of Muscat, the Culture Centre in Ōsaka, the Abbey in San Diego, the Griswold Hall in Baltimore and at the United Nations in New York City. In 2024, he made and will make his debuts in Boston/MA, Washington D.C. and at the Venice Biennale, among others.

In addition to numerous international competition successes and concert tours through Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, the versatile percussionist regularly performs with renowned ensembles and instrumentalists. Chamber music projects have brought him together with Juan de la Rubia, Hansjoerg Albrecht, Cameron Carpenter, Simone Rubino, the Arcis Saxophone Quartet or the Neeb Piano Duo, among others. Concerts with these ensembles have already taken him to the Rheingau Musikfestival, the Heidelberger Fruehling, La Folle Journée or the Teatro Romano di Verona. His highly esteemed musical expressiveness has already enriched many recording productions in collaboration with Deutschlandfunk, Bayerischer Rundfunk and Suedwest-Rundfunk and has appeared on labels such as Genuin, Prospero or Audite, where he has also recorded some of his own compositions.