 Taikoza and Marco Lienhard

Marco Lienhard was the lead performer of the legendary Ondekoza in Japan (1981-1998) performing on Taiko, Shakuhachi, Nohkan, and Shinobue.  Mastered the Shakuhachi (5-holed bamboo flute) in Japan under Katsuya Yokoyama. Marco Lienhard is the founder and director of East Winds Ensemble and Taikoza both based in New York City. He has recorded CDs including the critically acclaimed CD: Shakuhachi & the JPF award-nominated CDs, Taikoza: Beginnings, Voice of the Earth and Tree Spirit. Marco Lienhard can be heard on the soundtracks of the awarded Nintendo Wii game: Red Steel 1 & 2. Lienhard has performed worldwide at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, Hammerstein Ballroom, Boston Symphony Hall, Tchaikovsky Hall, the House of Music in Moscow, Bolshoi Circus,  Hong Kong Cultural Center, and Suntory Hall. Featured Shakuhachi player in the Temple of the Golden Pavilion with the NYC Opera. He premiered  Voyage X with the Juilliard New Music Ensemble.  
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