Biography
Marco Lienhard performs on multiple Japanese wind instruments, among them the shakuhachi, the fue, a compact bamboo transverse flute, and the Nohkan, the transverse flute associated with Noh theater. His shakuhachi training came from Teruo Furuya and Katsuya Yokoyama, his Nohkan instruction from Isso Masayuki, and his fue lessons from the Taiko ensemble Ondekoza. Although he commands several instruments, he is best recognized for his work as a Taiko percussionist, a role he filled as a member of the internationally renowned Ondekoza between 1981 and 1994. He established Taikoza, a New York-based Taiko ensemble, and continues to serve as its artistic director. Over the course of his professional life he has appeared in more than two thousand concerts across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, taking the stage at such landmark venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Boston Symphony Hall, Osaka Festival Hall, and Suntory Hall. Since 1994 Lienhard has concentrated on a solo career while also appearing as a guest artist with Ondekoza, San Jose Taiko—for which he received a Rockefeller grant to compose a new piece—and additional ensembles around the globe. He conducts workshops throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. He performed as an invited artist at the World Shakuhachi Festivals of both 1994 and 1998 and served on the faculty of the International Percussion workshop Kosa from 1998 to 2000. His performances have been broadcast on numerous occasions in the United States, Canada, and Japan, and his discography includes a widely praised solo shakuhachi album; his most recent release, Poème du bamboo, appeared in 2001.
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