Artists - Yamaha

Virginia Figueiredo

Teacher in California State University, Principal clarinet in the “Pacific Opera Project” in Los Angeles

Marco Pierobon

Born in 1975, graduated with best votes at the Bolzano Conservatory, and with honourable mention at Scuola di Musica in Fiesole (FI), improving later with Roger Bobo, Vinko Globokar, Giancarlo Parodi, Philip Smith, Thomas Stevens, Stephen Burns and Rex Martin.

Romain Leleu

Virtuoso and elegant, Romain Leleu is widely regarded as one of the leading trumpeter of his generation. « Instrumental soloist revelation » by the French Grammy Awards Victoires de la Musique, he has built an international career on the five continents, in recital as well as with world class orchestras.

Catarina Rebelo

Principal clarinet of Orchestra and Symphonic band of Santa Maria da Feira / Teacher on the “Conservatório de Música Calouste Gulbenkian” of Braga city

Jeff Coffin

Jeff Coffin is internationally known saxophonist, composer and educator. He is the 3 time Grammy Award winning saxophonist (since 1997) of one of the most innovative and ground breaking fusion groups of the last 20 years, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones.

Lieve Goossens

Soloist of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Liege, flute teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Liege, member of I Solisti, Belgian Wind Ensemble Antwerp

Patrik Skogh

Yamaha Artist, Patrik Skogh, is one of Stockholm’s most highly regarded trumpet and flugel horn players.

Nobuya Sugawa

Nobuya Sugawa is an internationally acclaimed saxophonist whom Japan is very much proud of. He has assumed a role of the concert master of Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra for almost 22 years from 1989 through 2010. Currently along with the activities as a soloist, he performs as a member of Trouvère Quartet. He also serves as the resident conductor of Yamaha Symphonic Band, and is a visiting professor of Tokyo University of Arts.

Tony Fisher

Started playing at a very early age at the instigation of his father – a Brass Band tuba player.

Nils Landgren

Born in 1956, Nils Landgren began playing drums at the age of six, before at last discovering the trombone at 13.