Artists - Yamaha

Marianna Bednarska

Marianna Bednarska jest młodą polską perkusistką. Prowadzi aktywną działalność koncertową, nie tylko jako solistka, ale również jako wykonawczyni muzyki kameralnej i muzyk orkiestrowy. Jest regularnie zapraszana na międzynarodowe festiwale muzyczne, a także współpracuje z uznanymi osobowościami świata muzycznego.

Le Yu

Born in China. Graduated with the first International Artist Diploma in Solo Percussion from the Royal Northern College of Music, UK with a full scholarship.

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.

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.

Bernard Maseli

MUZYK, PRODUCENT,KOMPOZYTOR,PEDAGOG

Leonie Klein

Leonie Klein born in 1993 started playing percussion at the age of six.

Momoko Kamiya

Ms. Kamiya actively presents concerts and masterclasses throughout Japan and abroad. She has served on the juries of international competitions in 10 countries.

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.

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.

Lucid Duo

Lucid Duo is the marimba duo formed in 2011 by Irena Manolova and Tomasz Goliński