Artists - Yamaha

Bartek Miler

Assistant Professor @Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznan, Poland

Simone Rebello

Director of Percussion, Head of School of Wind, Brass and Percussion, Royal Northern College of Music.

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.

Tchiki duo

Founded in 2006 by Jacques Hostettler & Nicolas Suter, Tchiki duo is considered today as the world leading Marimba duo.

Anders Kann Elten

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

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.

Tanel-Eiko Novikov

Tanel-Eiko Novikov is an acclaimed Estonian marimbist and percussionist, gaining wider recognition as a soloist after winning the TV competition “Classic Stars 2018” organised by Estonian Public Broadcasting and Concert Estonia, and representing Estonia at the “Eurovision Young Musicians 2018” competition in Scotland.

Neil Percy

Neil Percy is the principal percussionist with the London Symphony Orchestra. With a passion for music education, he is also head of Timpani and Percussion at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

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.