24 International Patagonia Percussion Festival
Business Overview
This is an international percussion music festival held in Argentina under the musical director Angel Frette (now honorary musical director).
Internationally active percussionists from various countries gather to organize concerts and public lectures for educational purposes.
Although this year's event was affected by the economic crisis in Argentina, it attracted many visitors, from small children to enthusiastic fans.
From popular Latin music to modern classical music, 17 artists from around the world were invited to perform.
The cast includes Luiz Guello, Carlos Stasi, Nacho Delgado, Feenando Martinez and Juan Sebastian Sanchez.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Performance: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - Saturday, June 27
- Venues
- Patagonian University of the Arts, Patagonian Cultural Foundation
General Roca, Argentina
Profile
[Komori Kunihiko]
He is committed to the development of marimba music as the traditional cutting edge of Western classical music, and has performed new works at the Witten Music Festival in Germany, the Darmstadt Music Festival, the Cologne Radio Concert Hall, and the Takefu International Music Festival.
He performed at Suntory Hall with the Yomiuri Japan Symphony Orchestra in a regular concert of "Jitimarya" composed by Toru TAKEMITSU and conducted by Tatsuya SHIMONO.
As an educational activity, he has been invited to give master classes at various educational institutions and festivals in Japan and abroad, such as the Curtis Conservatory of Music, Karlsruhe University of Music, University of Aveiro, Bilbao Conservatory of Music, Beijing Central Conservatory of Music and PASIC. He is currently teaching at Aichi Prefectural University of Arts.
He is an American pearl contract artist for the Dutch company Adams.