Artists - Yamaha

Anders Kann Elten

Marimba teacher at The Royal Danish Academy of Music. Marimba teacher: University of Stavanger, faculty of performing arts

Twincussion

Twincussion is formed by Taiwanese twin brothers Jen-Ting and Jen-Yu Chien.

SeongYeon Kong

Percussionist, Marimbist

Elbtonal Percussion

Beyond repetitive afro-trance-percussion and incorporating a wide array of styles, this quartet (Jan- Frederick Behrend Wolfgang Rummel, Andrej Kauffmann, Stephan Krause) crosses through classical repertoire, new music, rock, jazz and drum’n’bass. We are very pleased to be able to official welcome Elbtonal Percussion to the Yamaha Artist family.

Don Liuzzi

Don Liuzzi was born and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and completed high school at the Franklin Learning Center in Philadelphia. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan and his Master of Music degree from Temple University. Before joining The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1989, Mr. Liuzzi was a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony percussion section from 1982 to 1989.

Axoum Duo

French percussionist and composer Gabriel Collet and Polish percussionist Elwira Ślązak have formed an eclectic and complementary duo since the year 2000 . Gabriel Collet composes symphonic music and film soundtracks as well as a wide repertoire for the duo, and is also an active concert artist. Elwira Ślązak is a soloist, juror of international competitions and records music for various visual forms (film, radio plays, audio books).

Franco Cardaropoli

Franco Cardaropoli, nato nel 1974 a Salerno, ha iniziato a studiare musica all’età di 7 anni. Dal 2000 ad oggi, Franco Cardaropoli fa parte dell’Orchestra del Teatro S. Carlo e suona Percussioni Yamaha.

Keiko Abe

Keiko Abe is known for an international marimba player and a great composer in modern marimba world. She has performed in more than 60 countries with prominent orchestras, percussion groups and Jazz artists beyond genres.

Izabella Effenberg

multi-instrumentalist, organiser of the "Vibraphonissimo" Festival

Henrik M. Schmidt

Percussionist with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Professor for orchestral percussion and ensemble at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre