Artists - 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.

Theodor Milkov

The Russian-Greek percussionist Theodor Milkov is one of the most innovative marimba players , whose repertoire includes contemporary music, as well as music written for harpsichord and piano from baroque to classical epoch.

Pius Cheung

Pius Cheung is widely known as a one of the most important percussionists of his generation.

Lucas Dorado

Freelance, Composer & Bandleader

Izabella Effenberg

multi-instrumentalist, organiser of the "Vibraphonissimo" Festival

SeongYeon Kong

Percussionist, Marimbist

Adélaïde Ferrière

2017 Instrumental Solo Revelation of the 24th edition of the Victoires de la Musique Classique, Adelaide Ferriere is the first percussionist ever awarded at this ceremony.

Aleksandra Šuklar

Concert artist

Mike Mainieri

Born on July 24, 1938, in the Bronx, New York, Mike Mainieri started to learn vibraphone from the age of 12 and made his professional debut at the age of 14. After performing as a member of the Buddy Rich Band, he served as a pioneer in the New York style fusion movement as a band leader of legendary groups, including White Elephant, L'Image, STEPS and STEPS AHEAD together with Steve Gadd, Michael Brecker and other artists in 1970s.

Lin Chen

Freelancer/ Hamburg Conservatory percussion lecturer