Nik Bärtsch Concert History

Nik Bärtsch (born 1971) is a Swiss pianist, composer and producer from Zurich. He lives in Zurich and Berlin. He began studying piano and percussion at the age of 8. In 1997 he graduated from the Musikhochschule Zürich. Between the years of 1989 and 2001 he studied philosophy, linguistics and musicology at the University of Zurich. He was an Instructor for ‘Practical Aesthetics’ at the 'Musikhochschule Zürich/Winterthur' (2000-2003). In 2003/2004 he lived in Japan for half a year.

Read More

Nik Bärtsch Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 18, 2026
Nik Bärtsch / Tania Giannouli

Minimal Music Festival: Nik Bärtsch & Tania Giannouli

Bimhuis Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Mar 26, 2026 –
Mar 29, 2026
Big Ears Festival 2026
David Byrne / Robert Plant With Saving Grace And Suzi Dian / Laurie Anderson / John Zorn / Flying Lotus / Pat Metheny Side-Eye / Hania Rani / Richard Thompson / John Scofield Trio / Marc Ribot / Cécile McLorin Salvant / Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble / Dirty Three / Terry Allen / Nels Cline / Shabaka / Mary Halvorson / Julian Lage / Pino Palladino & Blake Mills feat. Sam Gendel & Chris Dave / Patrick Watson / Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles / MJ Lenderman & The Wind / Perfume Genius / Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion / Tunde Adebimpe / Reggie Watts / Miles Electric Band / Cymande / Chris Thile / Tim Heidecker & The Very Good Band / Neil Hamburger / Medeski, Martin, Metzger & Cline / Masada / Barbara Hannigan / Junction Trio / Brian Marsella Trio / Awakening Ground / Incerto / Laurie Anderson & John Zorn / Petra Haden / L. Shankar / Kunal Gunjal & Praveen Narayan / Saraswathi Ranganathan, Swaminathan Selvaganesh, and Praveen Narayan / Selvaganesh Vinayakram / Purbayan Chatterjee & Nitin Mitta / Chicago Underground Duo / Cleo Reed / Deantoni Parks / Marquis Hill Blacktet / Qur'an Shaheed / Twin Talk / Will Graefe / Adam Tendler / Anna Tivel / Annahstasia / Annie & The Caldwells / Basic / Bill Orcutt / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Bloodshot Bill / Brandon Seabrook / Brandon Woody's Upendo / Brian Marsella and Sae Hashimoto / Brian Marsella’s iMAGiNARiUM / Briggan Krauss Solo / Brittany Davis / Carlos Niño, Surya Botofasina, Aaron Shaw (Trio) / Carlos Niño & Sam Gendel / Chad Taylor Quintet / Charlemagne Palestine / Chávez / Ismaily / Saunier / Ches Smith Clone Row / Chucho Valdes / Chuck Johnson / Colle / Darius Jones Trio / Darrell Scott’s Electrifying Trio / Dave Douglas Gifts Quintet / Dave Harrington & Mary Lattimore / Dave Harrington’s Pranksters South / Dave McMurray & Grateful Deadication / Deerhoof / digi-squires / Dither / Dom Flemons / DoYeon Kim / Either/Orchestra / Eliana Glass / Florist / Fred Frith’s Fremakajo / Fred Frith, Simon Hanes, Max Jaffe, Jordan Glenn Quartet / Gary Lucas & Gods And Monsters / Ghost Train Orchestra / Go Kurosawa / Gregory Uhlmann / GRRL x Made of Oak / Gwenifer Raymond / Haley Heynderickx / Hand Habits / Hania Rani presents Chilling Bambino / Hannah Cohen / Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow: Electrical Field of Love / Hayden Pedigo / His Name Is Alive / Isaiah Collier / Jack Quartet / Jack Wyllie / Jamie Lidell & Luke Schneider / Janel & Anthony / Janel Leppin / Jeff Parker / Jeff Parker Expansion Trio / Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage / Jesse Harris Cosmo / Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock / Joe Westerlund / John Mailander’s Forecast / Julia Úlehla & Dálava / Julianna Barwick / Kaoru Watanabe / Karen Mantler Trio / Ken Pomeroy / Kishi Bashi / Kramer / Laraaji / Lazyhorse / Lisel / Lou Reed Drones / Lucrecia Dalt / Madison Cunningham / Mali Obomsawin / Maria Somerville / Marilyn Crispell & Harvey Sorgen / Maruja Limón / Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick / Mary Lattimore & Walt McClements / Matt Mitchell’s Zealous Angles / Meara O’Reilly / Mei Semones / Miles Okazaki / Miriam Elhajli / Model/Actriz / Moin / Muireann Bradley / Natalie Bergman / Nate Mercereau / Nate Smith / Ned Rothenberg / Nik Bärtsch / Openness Trio / Orcutt Shelley Miller / Pan American / Pan American & Kramer / Patrick Shiroishi / Peni Candra Rini / Rafiq Bhatia / Respira ft. Eucademix, azumi O E & Waldo Walle / Rich(ard) Dawson / Roscoe Mitchell & Tyshawn Sorey / Rosenau & Sanborn / Ryan Clackner & Tyshawn Sorey / Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band / S.G. Goodman / The Saami Brothers / Saha Gnawa / Sam Amidon / Sam Gendel / Sami Stevens / Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends / Setting / Shane Parish: Autechre Guitar / Shirlette Ammons / Shrunken Elvis / Simon Hanes: GARGANTUA / SML / Sō Percussion / Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra / Sullivan Fortner Trio / Suss / Taper’s Choice / Tara Clerkin Trio / The Crossing / The Gladson Family Band / The Living Earth Show: Trust Me / Thurston Moore & Bonner Kramer / Thurston Moore & Shabaka Hutchings / Tim Berne / Tom Skinner / Tomas Fujiwara / Tsons of Tsunami / Tune-Yards / Turning Jewels into Water / Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes / Walt McClements / The Westerlies / wild Up / William Hooker / William Tyler & Yasmin Williams / WINGED WHEEL / Wu Fei’s Moon Hunter / Wu Fei & Shanir Blumenkranz / Yagódy / YHWH Nailgun / Zeena Parkins & William Winant / Knoxville Symphony Orchestra / Knoxville Jazz Orchestra Show all bands
  Setlists
Big Ears Festival 2026 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Aug 08, 2025
Nik Bärtsch / Sha / Kaspar Rast / Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin
  Setlists
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club London, England, United Kingdom
Feb 27, 2025
Nik Bärtsch Freight & Salvage Berkeley, California, United States
Aug 10, 2024
Nik Bärtsch The Armadillo Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Aug 05, 2024
Nik Bärtsch Exil Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Mar 21, 2024
Nik Bärtsch / Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin

Big Ears Festival

  Setlists
Bijou Theatre Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Oct 02, 2023
Nik Bärtsch Exil Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Aug 13, 2023
Nik Bärtsch The Armadillo Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Aug 11, 2023
Nik Bärtsch's RONIN / Nik Bärtsch Band on the Wall Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Aug 10, 2023
Nik Bärtsch / Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin

UK Summer Shows

  Setlists
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 26, 2023
Nik Bärtsch / Nik Bärtsch's RONIN Kings Place London, England, United Kingdom
Feb 14, 2023
Nik Bärtsch Porgy & Bess Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Dec 08, 2022
Nik Bärtsch Kulturzentrum Kammgarn Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Nov 11, 2022
Nik Bärtsch Tanzhaus Nrw Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Oct 25, 2022
Nik Bärtsch Alte Feuerwache Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Jul 16, 2022
Nik Bärtsch Barbican Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 09, 2022
Nik Bärtsch Fasching Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Nov 25, 2021
Nik Bärtsch Lantarenvenster Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Nov 12, 2021
Nik Bärtsch Christuskirche Bochum Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Genres:

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Piano
Minimal
Contemporary Jazz
Minimalism
Ambient Jazz
Ecm-Style Jazz
Dark Jazz
Modern Jazz Piano
Norwegian Jazz
Swedish Jazz
German Jazz
Swiss Jazz
Show more genres

Concerts Per Year:

2026 2 concerts
2025 2 concerts
2024 3 concerts
2023 6 concerts
2022 5 concerts
2021 6 concerts
2020 1 concert
2019 8 concerts
2018 23 concerts
2017 7 concerts
2016 10 concerts
2015 3 concerts
2014 2 concerts
2010 2 concerts

Attendees (2)

Comments & Reviews:

As Seen On:

The concert database for fans, by fans.

app store google play

Resources

Legal

Company