Artists - Yamaha

Izabella Effenberg

multi-instrumentalist, organiser of the "Vibraphonissimo" Festival

Don Liuzzi

Don Liuzzi nació y creció en Weymouth, Massachusetts, y completó la escuela secundaria en el Centro de Aprendizaje de Franklin en Philadelphia. Obtuvo su título de Bachelor of Music de la Universidad de Michigan y su grado de Maestro en Música de la Universidad de Temple. Antes de unirse a la Orquesta de Filadelfia en 1989, el Sr. Liuzzi fue miembro de la sección de percusión de Pittsburgh Symphony 1982 a 1989.

Federico Poli

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

Leonie Klein

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

David Panzl

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

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.

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.

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.

Tchiki duo

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

Arjan Jongsma

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