International Keiko Abe Marimba Online Competition

This unique, newly created competition honors Keiko Abe’s lifelong dedication to promoting marimba music around the world and aims to deepen the artistry of marimba performance. Throughout the competition, participants will perform Keiko Abe’s works, and the judges will focus not only on the performer’s technical skills, but also on the performer’s musicality, expression, interpretation and understanding of the work. We aim to discover and nurture the next generation of marimba players who express their emotions and personal voices through their music on the marimba.

Since this competition will be held entirely online, performers from all over the world will be able to pursue their best performances in their own environments.

Hosted by Marimba Festiva Association