Event
77th National Selected Marimba Competition
The 77th National Selected Marimba Competition is scheduled for November 22, 2026, at Toyosu Civic Center Hall.
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Concerts, festivals, workshops, and other marimba events.
Upcoming
Sep122026
Event
Gyoka Yamabe 3rd Concert — 暁
Saxophonist Gyoka Yamabe presents her third concert with guest marimbist Yukako Ihara and pianist OHSHIMA Chiaki on September 12, 2026, in Hamura, Tokyo.
Sep132026
Event
Marimba × Saxophone × Piano “Joint Concert”
A solo-and-trio concert by marimba player Ririko Sakaguchi, saxophonist Shin Sasaki, and pianist Yuri Tsutsumi takes place on September 13, 2026, at Nonaka Anna Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Sep152026
Event
Time for Percussion 2026
Time for Percussion 2026 presents contemporary works ranging from solo and duo marimba to percussion ensemble on September 15, 2026, at Suntory Hall’s Blue Rose in Tokyo.
Sep192026
Competition
TROMP International Percussion Competition 2026
Ten selected professional percussionists compete across four public jury rounds in Eindhoven from September 20 to 27, concluding with three individual final recitals.
Sep202026
Competition
23rd Italy Percussion Competition 2026 to Be Held Online
The Italy Percussive Arts Society's 23rd online competition runs from September 20 to November 20, 2026, with marimba among seven solo percussion sections. The current organizer subscription page lists September 7 as the application deadline.
Sep232026
Event
TROMP Next Gen: Mallet Competition 2026
Young mallet players from around the world perform self-written and chosen works on marimba, vibraphone, or both in Eindhoven.
Oct012026
Event
Fumito Nunoya & Atsushi Yamanaka Marimba and Piano Duo Concert
Marimbist Fumito Nunoya and pianist Atsushi Yamanaka perform together for the first time on October 1, 2026, at Nagoya City Showa Cultural Small Theater.
Oct032026
Event
Marimba no Kyōen Vol. 3
The Nagoya Branch of the Japan Marimba Association presents Marimba no Kyōen Vol. 3 on October 3, 2026, at The Concert Hall in Denki Bunka Kaikan, Nagoya.
Oct042026
Event
A Tribute to Steve Reich: Blow Up Percussion in Rome
Blow Up Percussion presents an immersive Steve Reich programme across two spaces at Mattatoio in Rome on October 4, 2026, as part of Romaeuropa Festival.
Oct122026
Event
REICH90: Kuniko Kato & Musicians North American Tour
Kuniko Kato & Musicians bring REICH90, a tour celebrating Steve Reich's 90th birthday, to North America from October to November 2026.
Oct312026
Event
Kuniko Katō at Arvo Pärt Centre
Kuniko Katō performs a concert at the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa, Estonia, on October 31, 2026.
Nov042026
Event
2026 Heartland Marimba International Festival Orchestra: Lancaster and PASIC
The 2026 festival combines Lancaster County concerts and presentations with a large marimba orchestra and an optional PASIC appearance in Indianapolis.
Nov062026
Event
International Marimba Festiva Meetings 2026 — Poland
Three days of individual lessons, chamber music, workshops, lectures and concerts for marimba students in Lusławice, Poland.
Nov112026
Event
PASIC 2026 Keyboard Masterclass: Greg Giannascoli on the Etudes of Clair Omar Musser
Greg Giannascoli leads a public PASIC 2026 Keyboard Masterclass on the music of Clair Omar Musser. Applications close September 15, 2026.
Nov142026
Event
Loop Kumamoto Music Festival 2026
Loop Kumamoto Music Festival 2026, chaired by marimbist Ria Ideta, takes place on November 14, 2026, at Civic Auditorium Searshome Yume Hall and the surrounding area in Kumamoto.
Nov222026
Event
77th National Selected Marimba Competition
The 77th National Selected Marimba Competition is scheduled for November 22, 2026, at Toyosu Civic Center Hall.
Feb152027
Competition
The 2nd Keiko Abe International Marimba Competition
Applications close September 15, 2026; the final-round events take place February 15–18, 2027 at Suntory Hall Blue Rose in Tokyo.
Mar132027
Event
Nanae Mimura Marimba & Vibraphone Recital — Resonance Journey
Nanae Mimura presents Resonance Journey, a marimba and vibraphone recital with pianist Masaki Hayashi, on March 13, 2027, at Yamaha Hall in Ginza, Tokyo.
Past events
Sep052026
Event
Ayami Okamura Marimba Solo Recital — Place to Be
Germany-based marimba and percussion artist Ayami Okamura presents her solo recital Place to Be on September 5, 2026, at Aoyama Music Memorial Hall Barocksaal in Kyoto.
Sep042026
Competition
ARD International Music Competition 2026: Percussion in Munich, September 4–13
The percussion discipline runs through four rounds in Munich from September 4 to 13, with marimba repertoire in the first round and semifinal, and a final with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Aug252026
Event
Keina Rollinson Cello and Marimba Recital
Emerging multi-instrumentalist Keina Rollinson performs a lunchtime cello and marimba recital in The Arts Centre's Great Hall.
Aug222026
Event
Zivkovic International Summer Academy for Marimba & Percussion 2026
Zivkovic's International Summer Academy & Festival for Marimba & Percussion is scheduled in Vienna from August 22 to 28, 2026, with masterclasses, lectures, concerts, and guest teachers across marimba and percussion.
Aug212026
Event
The 41st Japan Wind and Percussion Competition — Marimba Final Results
The organizer has announced the results of the 41st Japan Wind and Percussion Competition marimba final, held on August 21, 2026. 小嶋義貴 received first prize.
Aug162026
Event
Marimba Four Seasons in Hong Kong
Marimbists Ernestina Leung and Hiromi Shigeno present a two-marimba concert with real-time visuals at Hong Kong Arts Centre's Shouson Theatre on August 16, 2026.
Aug152026
Event
Setsuko Kutsuno Marimba Recital in Kawasaki
Setsuko Kutsuno presents a marimba recital touring music from around the world on August 15, 2026, at MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall’s Assembly Room.
Aug152026
Event
Marimba World Championships 2026
A two-day Cape Town gathering for marimba ensembles, with competitions, workshops, panel discussions, an opening ceremony and a finale showcase.
Aug142026
Event
UPCYCLED — Marimba, Vibraphone and Piano
Luca Borioli and Rahel Sohn present a late-night programme for marimba, vibraphone and piano at Zurich's Fraumünster.
Aug132026
Competition
LUO CHENXUAN Wins Percussion at the 21st Jeju International Brass & Percussion Competition
LUO CHENXUAN won first prize and CHIN SUNGMIN second prize in percussion at the 21st Jeju International Brass & Percussion Competition. The final-round required work was Permafrost Concerto for marimba solo and wind orchestra.
Aug082026
Event
Marimba Duo Paris–Tokyo in Nagoya
Hajime Kanegae and Yuta Yanagisawa bring their marimba duo Paris–Tokyo to phil- in Nagoya on August 8, 2026.
Jul302026
Event
The 9th Tokyo International Marimba Competition — Final Round
The final round of the 9th Tokyo International Marimba Competition, held on July 30, 2026 at Tobu Friend Hall in Tokyo, open to the public with free admission.
Jul182026
Competition
Universal Marimba Competition Belgium 2026 — Results
The organizer announced the Solo Category results and the first- and second-prize Marimba Duo laureates.
Jul182026
Event
[2026-07-18] Mika and Richard Stolzman Concert in Tokushima
Mika Stolzman and Richard Stolzman perform a duo program in Tokushima.
Jul172026
Event
Universal Marimba Competition 2026 Jury Gala Concert: "Marimba Classics"
The jury gala concert of the Universal Marimba Competition & Festival Belgium 2026 is set for July 17 at Sint-Truiden's Academic Hall, with six jury artists and two special guests.
Jun122026
Event
[2026-06-12] Marimba Night - Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango, Mari Miura: Tropical Cafe / and more
Marimba Night features Junko Sakimura, Memmi Ochi, Yukako Ihara, and flutist Hidehiko Watase in Tokyo on June 12, 2026.
Feb112026
Event
Ensemble Compass vol.5 - Horn and Marimba Afternoon Concert
Ensemble Compass vol.5 is a horn and marimba afternoon concert featuring Takayuki Saito and Yukako Ihara.
Jun072024
Event
One Coin Concert: Nanae Mimura, Marimba & Vibraphone
A One Coin Concert featuring Nanae Mimura on marimba and vibraphone takes place at the Grand Hall of the Mie Center for the Arts on June 7, 2024.
Nov212014
Event
吉原すみれ Percussion Recital 2014 — Toru Takemitsu Special
2014-11-21, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall: Takemitsu Memorial, 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Performers: 吉原すみれ (percussion) / 山口恭範, 菅原 淳, Kunihiko Komori and 前田啓太 (percussion) / 杉山洋一 (conductor), Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Sep152014
Event
Around the World with Music 2014 @ Kunitachi Hakujuji
2014-09-15, Hakujuji, 1-9-43 Naka, Kunitachi. Performers: Emi Sato (piano): completed graduate study at Kunitachi College of Music and received the Kreuzer Award; completed graduate study at Detmold University of Music in Germany; piano instructor at the Kunitachi College of Music affiliated junior and senior high schools; active in solo, accompaniment and ensemble performance; founder of Emi Piano / Junko Sakimura (marimba): graduated from Kunitachi College of Music; performs as a freelance marimba and cimbalom player with major orchestras and has given Japanese premieres of works by Kurtág and others; founder of the Marimba.org Music School / 田中綾 (percussion): graduated from Senzoku University; selected in the Asahi Contemporary Music Competition ‘Kyogaku V’; performs throughout Japan, including television appearances and recording; director of the Marimba.org Music School Yoyogi-Uehara studio.
Sep152014
Event
生頼 まゆみ Marimba Evening vol.4
2014-09-15, 3F Music Hall, Salvia Hall, Tsurumi Ward Cultural Center. Performers: 生頼 まゆみ (marimba) / 二村 有美 (alto saxophone).
Aug252014
Event
Summer Marimba Concert 2014
2014-08-25, Small Hall, Harmony Hall Fukui, 40-1-1 Imaichi, Fukui; 3-minute walk from Harmony Hall Station on the Fukubu Line; approximately 15 minutes from Fukui IC or 15 minutes from Sabae IC; free parking for approximately 600 vehicles. Performers: Eric Sammut, Kazuko Ogawa, Momoko Kamiya, 西久保友広 and 桃井健介.
Aug102014
Event
Ful Live at JZ Brat
2014-08-10, JZ Brat Sound of Tokyo, 2F Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel, 26-1 Sakuragaoka, Shibuya, Tokyo. Performers: 朝里奈津美, 塚越慎子, 富田紗規子 and 安川亜希 (marimba).
Aug102014
Event
石川 敬進 Percussion Solo Recital
2014-08-10, Music Hall, Himawari no Sato, Konan Ward Cultural Center; directly connected to Kamiooka Station on the Keikyu Line and Yokohama Municipal Subway. Performers: 石川 敬進.
Jul182013
Event
Universal Marimba Competition & Festival — Belgium 2013
The Universal Marimba Competition & Festival 2013 includes solo and duo marimba disciplines in Sint-Truiden, Belgium; the official results list its laureates and prize winners.
Jan242013
Event
MUZA Night Concert — Celebrating the New Year with Shakuhachi and Marimba: 藤原道山 × SINSKE
2013-01-24, Epoch Nakahara, Kanagawa. Performers: 藤原道山 (shakuhachi), SINSKE (marimba).
Jul302012
Event
International Marimba Competition — Salzburg, Austria
International Marimba Competition takes place July 30–August 5, 2012, at Mozarteum Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria.
Jul162012
Event
Leigh Howard Stevens High School Summer Marimba Seminar — Indiana
Leigh Howard Stevens High School Summer Marimba Seminar/Indiana is an intensive five-day marimba camp at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Jul102012
Event
Leigh Howard Stevens High School Summer Marimba Seminar — Texas
Leigh Howard Stevens High School Summer Marimba Seminar/Texas is an intensive five-day marimba camp led by Leigh Howard Stevens.
Jun032012
Event
Zivkovic International Summer Academy for Marimba — Tokyo
Zivkovic International Summer Academy for Marimba takes place June 3–5, 2012, at Japan Percussion Center in Tokyo.
Jun022012
Event
Leigh Howard Stevens High School Summer Marimba Seminar — New Jersey
Leigh Howard Stevens leads an intensive five-day high-school marimba camp in New Jersey, focusing on technique, repertoire, and musicality.
May302012
Event
Leigh Howard Stevens Summer Marimba Seminar
Leigh Howard Stevens Summer Marimba Seminar is a three-week course from May 30 through June 21, 2012, in Ocean Grove on the Jersey shore.
Apr132012
Event
II Axoum International Marimba Academy — Poland
The II Axoum International Marimba Academy takes place April 13–22, 2012, at Radziejowice Palace, 40 km south of Warsaw, Poland.
Mar042012
Event
Oboe + Marimba
2012-03-04, 4F São Paulo Memorial Chapel, São Paulo Mission Center. Performers: Oboe: 佐竹正史 / Marimba: 田邉由紀 / Marimba: 薄田真樹.
Feb102012
Event
Cultural Small Theater Arts Immersion Series — Nanae Mimura Marimba Concert
2012-02-10, Atsuta Cultural Small Theater, 3-1- Jingu, Atsuta, Nagoya. Performers: Nanae Mimura / 林正樹 (piano).
Dec142011
Event
生頼まゆみ Marimba & Cimbalom Recital vol.3
2011-12-14, Keyaki Hall, inside the Koga Masao Museum of Music. Performers: 生頼まゆみ (marimba, cimbalom) / 花田和加子 (violin) / 有馬純寿 (live electronics).
Oct262011
Sep292011
Event
KUNIHIKO KOMORI 2011
2011-09-29, Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Ueno Gakuen. Performers: Kunihiko Komori.
Sep182011
Sep112011
Event
Ensemble de Minas 8th Subscription Concert
2011-09-11, Small Hall, Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall. Performers: Marimba solo: Momoko Kamiya.
Aug292011
Aug272011
Event
MIKARIMBA!
2011-08-27, Tokyo Blue Note on the 27,28 days; Cotton Club Tokyo on the 29th. Performers: 吉田ミカ (marimba), Steve Gadd (drums), Eddie Gomez (bass), Stefan Karlsson (piano).
Jul212011
Event
The Universal Marimba Competition 2011 — Fourth Edition
The Universal Marimba Competition 2011 fourth edition is for marimba solo and chamber music; its official results list the laureates and prize winners.
Jul182011
Event
International Summer Academy Salzburg 2011 — Marimba and Percussion Class
International Summer Academy Salzburg 2011 includes a Marimba/Percussion Class from July 18 to 30 at Mirabellplatz 1–3 in Salzburg.
Jun102011
Event
bluemallet concert vol.5
2011-06-10, Tsuda Hall, Tokyo. Performers: aco marimba duo (marimba), 片岡綾乃 (marimba).
Mar272011
Event
Event Title / Sengawa Theater Sunday Matinee Concert — Prelude to the Afternoon — Volume67
2011-03-27, Chofu City Sengawa Theater (http://www.sengawa-gekijo.jp/access/index.html). Performers: SINSKE.
Mar132011
Event
I International Axoum Marimba Academy — Poland 2011
The first Axoum International Marimba Academy takes place March 13–20, 2011, in Radziejowice near Warsaw, Poland.
Dec052010
Event
Hachioji Music Festival 2010 — Shoko Araya: Songs of Wood Pieces — To Marimba Island
2010-12-05, Small Hall, Hachioji City Arts and Culture Hall Icho Hall. Performers: Shoko Araya (marimba, percussion, vocals) / Supporting performers: 蛯名優美, 関弘太 and others (percussion).
Nov112010
Event
Kuniko Kato + モブセス・ポゴシアン — Marimba & Violin Duo
2010-11-11, BankART Studio NYK, 3-9 Kaigandori, Naka, Yokohama 231-0002. Performers: Kuniko Kato (marimba) / モブセス・ポゴシアン (violin).
Nov052010
Event
Kuniko Kato + モブセス・ポゴシアン — Marimba & Violin Duo
2010-11-05, Munetsugu Hall, 4-5-14 Sakae, Naka, Nagoya 460-0008. Performers: Marimba: Kuniko Kato / Violin: モブセス・ポゴシアン.