Iwaki Senda
marimba

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Iwaki Senda is a Marimba artist who is internationally acclaimed as a virtuoso.

He was born in Okayama, Japan.

He has received second prize at the 12th Japan Classical Music Competition, first prize and Kobe Mayor Prize at the 8th International Music Competition in Kobe.

He also got first prize at the 11th Japan International League of Artists Competition in Tokyo.

He had some recitals and master class at international Percussion festival in Bogota, Colombia and international Marimba festival in Chiapas, Mexico.

He is an active performer in orchestra, brass band, chamber group, recording session, music prison at the painting exhibition and adjudicator of music competitions.

He is an endorser of malletech.

He is a tourism ambassador of Bizen.

He graduated and completed his degrees at Tokyo Music and Media arts SHOBI.

His principal teachers were Atsushi Sugahara, Keita Shiraishi, Momoko Kamiya and Ludwig Albert.