The second World Marimba Competition took place in Okaya, Japan, from August 23 to 30, 1999, with 72 participants from 21 countries.
Results
- 1st Prize: Marta Klimasara
- 2nd Prize: Mayumi Hama
- 3rd Prize: Jasmin Kolberg
- Keiko Abe Special Prize: Gwendolyn Burgett
Final-round running order
The August 29 final ran in this order: Rin Ozaki (10:30), Martin Grubinger (11:00), Mayumi Hama (11:30), Marta Klimasara (12:45), Jasmin Kolberg (13:15), and Noriko Kijiya (13:45). Ozaki and Hama played Keiko Abe’s Prism Rhapsody; the other four played Anders Koppel’s concerto. Results dispatch
Jury
Keiko Abe , Nobuyoshi Iinuma, Anders Loguin, Emmanuel Séjourné , Gordon Stout , Klaus Treßelt, Michael Udow.
The November 1998 announcement also named Akira Miyoshi among the proposed jurors. The organizer’s later jury list omits him; his participation as a juror is unconfirmed.
Commissioned works
- Akira Miyoshi: Ripple