J.S. Bach - Fugue from Violin Sonata in G minor BWV 1001 on Marimba

About Performer Kosuke Matsuda is a solo percussionist born in Nagasaki, Japan, who has performed throughout Asia and North America. He began his percussion studies with Yoko Yamagajo and since his first exposure to percussion at a young age, Matsuda has devoted his life to the art of solo performance. He graduated from Ueno Gakuen University in Tokyo with a Bachelor’s degree in Percussion Performance (2015) where he studied with Masahiro Okada. He studied with Kunihiko Komori and Koji Fukamachi at the Aichi University of Fine Art earning his Master’s degree in Percussion and graduating at the top of his class in the Wind and Percussion instrumental department in 2017. Matsuda performed as a soloist with Lancaster Symphony in 2019 and was also given the honor of certification in the Japanese Arts and Cultural Agency Training Program by the Japanese cultural government. Having already completed a Master’s degree and Artist Diploma at the Frost School of music, the University of Miami, Matsuda is about to start his first semester as a Doctor of Musical Arts student and Graduate Teaching Assistant studying under Steven Schick at the University of California San Diego in 2021 Fall. 松田康介：長崎県出身打楽器奏者。今までに平成音楽大学講師 山ヶ城陽子、読売交響楽団 岡田全弘、マリンバ奏者 小森邦彦、愛知県立芸術大学教授 深町浩司、フロスト音楽大学准教授 スヴェット・ストヤノフ、ヒューストン交響楽団打楽器奏者 マシュー・シュトラウス各氏に師事。数々の打楽器国際コンクールで優勝などの成績を収め、マリンバ音楽に限らず幅広い打楽器音楽を手掛ける。上野学園大学、愛知県立芸術大学、マイアミ大学フロスト音楽大学出身。２０２１年秋よりカリフォルニア大学サンディエゴ校博士後期課程に進学し、スティーヴン・シック氏の元で研鑽を積む。