Artists - Yamaha

Isao Nakamura

Isao Nakamura has taught at the Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt (1994-2006), Akiyoshidai International Contemporary Music Seminar and Festival in Japan (1991-1998) and is Professor at the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe since 1992.

Adélaïde Ferrière

Née dans une famille de musiciens, Adélaïde Ferrière débute lʼapprentissage du piano et de la percussion au Conservatoire de Dijon avant dʼintégrer à lʼâge de 15 ans la classe du Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, où elle y obtient son Master avec les félicitations du jury en 2017. Elle étudie également en 2016 au Royal College of Music de Londres.

Federico Poli

Federico Poli studied percussion at the Fiesole Music School (Florence, Italy) with J.Faralli, graduated with honors.

Izabella Effenberg

multi-instrumentalist, organiser of the "Vibraphonissimo" Festival

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.

Arjan Jongsma

Soloist, Colori Ensemble, Mallet Collective, Nieuwe Philharmonie Utrecht, Teacher at the Percussion Friends-Sweelinck Academy at the Conservatory of Amsterdam

Pius Cheung

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

Armando Lorente

Timpani Soloist Baleares Symphony Orchestra, teacher in Palma de Mallorca Superior Coservatory

Lin Chen

Freelancer/ Hamburg Conservatory percussion lecturer

David Panzl

Senior Lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Teacher, chamber musician and soloist.