About this Event
Buy tickets here:
https://www.popticket.hk/en/event/7ticax-masterclass-maki-takafuji
Demonstration pupil: $350 (Please see below)
Audience member (standard): $150
Half-priced concessionary tickets for audience members available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, CSSA recipients, people with disability with one minder, or full-time students
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Professor at Nagoya College of Music, Representative for the Balinese gamelan group Sekar Sakura, Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, and Marimba One Artist Maki Takafuji leads a marimba masterclass at the 7th TICAFEST.
Maki commissioned Nagoya Marimbas from Steve Reich and gave its world premiere, and presented the Japan premiere of his Mallet Quartet. Maki has also performed recitals throughout Japan and appeared frequently as a concerto soloist with orchestras, including the Japan premiere of Héctor Infanzón’s Vibraphone Concerto. She was selected for the first YouTube Symphony Orchestra audition organised by Google and performed at Carnegie Hall. She has also performed in Germany, served as a juror for the International Marimba Competition in Germany, and has given masterclasses at the Royal Academy of Music.
Programme details
The lecture session focuses on Prof Maki’s work with Steve Reich, celebrating his 90th birthday this year.
Two demonstration pupils will be selected for masterclass sessions with Prof Maki.
The programme runs approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.
Applying for demonstration pupils
If you wish to apply for demonstration pupils, please first purchase an ‘Audience member (standard)’ ticket before filling out the following online form. Application results will be announced in March via email.
https://forms.gle/SwgXsMZXkTKA1vjA7
Two demonstration pupils will be selected for masterclass sessions with Prof Maki.
Audience admission remarks
- Each ticket only admits one person
- For ages 6 or above
- Unauthorised photography, audio, and video recording are prohibited
- Smoking, eating, and drinking are not allowed inside the auditorium
- Late-comers will not be admitted until a suitable break
- Ticket holders are requested to comply with all other house rules posted at the admission point
- Toolbox Percussion Limited reserves full authority on final arbitration in case of disputes
Demonstration pupil application remarks
- Please purchase a ‘Audience member (standard)’ ticket before applying for demonstration pupil
- Due to programme time constraint, not all applicants will be selected as demonstration pupil
- Please read all remarks on the application form
- Toolbox Percussion Limited reserves full authority on final arbitration in case of disputes
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Turns, East Kowloon Cultural Centre, 60 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong (SAR)
HKD 150.00
