Swiss pianist Ulrich Koella is one of the leading chamber musicians and accompanists of his generation. He has worked with renowned artists such as J. Bálint, O. Bär, I. Bostridge, E. Brunner, T. Friedli, M. Fröst, W. Fuchs, J. Galway, P.L. Graf, W. Holzmair, S. Kam, R. Koelman, C. Moinet, R. Mühlemann, J. Petryka, L. Polgár, C. Prégardien, J. Prégardien, A. Schmidt, B. Skovhus, R. Wallfisch, S. Zgraggen, and ensembles including the Noûs Quartet, Orpheus Quartet, Stradivari Quartet, and Winterthur String Quartet. His concert activity has taken him across most European countries, as well as to the Middle East, Japan, Korea, China, Canada, Argentina, and the United States.

For many years, Koella has served as the preferred accompanist at numerous national and international music competitions. He is frequently invited by leading Swiss symphony and chamber orchestras as an orchestral pianist and audition accompanist. His collaborations have led to numerous chamber music recordings on labels such as Claves, Tudor, Centaur, Prospero Classical, Ars Musici, and China Record Corporation. Ulrich Koella is professor of chamber music and piano accompaniment at the Zurich University of the Arts and conducts masterclasses in Switzerland, Germany, the UK, Norway, Israel, China, Korea, and the United States.