15th International Shakuhachi Festival Prague

19–23 June, 2025

Program

Find out what is happening!

Shakuhachi workshops covered in the Shakuhachi Workshop PASS take place in HAMU – Respirium. Other courses are study groups or ABC courses for absolute beginners.

Afternoon concerts start at 17:00 at the Inspiration Theatre.

Evening concerts start every day at 20:00.

HAMU – Front Desk
08:00
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HAMU – Inspirace Theatre
08:00
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Symposium09:00 – 17:59
HAMU – Respirium
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
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17:00
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21:00
22:00
HAMU – classroom 2026
08:00
09:00
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22:00
HAMU – classroom 2028
08:00
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22:00
HAMU – classroom 2029
08:00
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22:00
HAMU – classroom 2031
08:00
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18:00
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20:00
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22:00
HAMU – classroom 2057
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
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17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
U Staré Paní Jazz Club
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
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20:00
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22:00
The New Town Hall
08:00
09:00
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11:00
12:00
13:00
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17:00
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22:00
ZEN: Sound and Silence20:00 – 22:59
DOX+
08:00
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17:00
18:00
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20:00
21:00
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Gabriel Loci
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
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HAMU – Front Desk
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
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15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
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20:00
21:00
22:00
Festival Front Desk Opened08:30 – 16:59
HAMU – Inspirace Theatre
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
Open for Rehearsals for Open Mic players16:00 – 16:59
Curated Open-MIC I.17:00 – 17:59
HAMU – Respirium
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
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15:00
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21:00
22:00
Suizen mediation and Icchoken style honkyoku09:00 – 09:59
Understanding the jiuta lyrics, the case with Sue no Chigiri. 215:00 – 15:59
Understanding the Jiuta Lyrics, the Case with Sue no Chigiri. 114:00 – 14:59
Miroslav Srnka Talks About the New Piece for The SHAKUHACHI 513:00 – 13:59
Rokudan no Shirabe (Tōzan, Western notation)11:00 – 11:59
Practice Strategies by John Kaizan Neptune10:00 – 10:59
HAMU – classroom 2026
08:00
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Homura (焔)15:00 – 16:59
Sue no Chigiri (末の契, koto)10:00 – 11:59
In the Air and Other Pieces for Shakuhachi & Koto by JKN (koto)13:00 – 14:59
HAMU – classroom 2028
08:00
09:00
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17:00
18:00
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22:00
Sue no Chigiri (末の契, shakuhachi)10:00 – 11:59
In the Air and Other Pieces for Shakuhachi & Koto by JKN (shakuhachi)13:00 – 14:59
HAMU – classroom 2029
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
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17:00
18:00
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22:00
Open for Rehearsals10:00 – 15:59
HAMU – classroom 2031
08:00
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HAMU – classroom 2057
08:00
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20:00
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22:00
U Staré Paní Jazz Club
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
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20:00
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The New Town Hall
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
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20:00
21:00
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DOX+
08:00
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THE SHAKUHACHI 5: Japanese New Music20:00 – 21:59
Gabriel Loci
08:00
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HAMU – Front Desk
08:00
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Festival Front Desk Opened08:30 – 16:59
HAMU – Inspirace Theatre
08:00
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11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
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19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
Open for Rehearsals for Open Mic players16:00 – 16:59
Curated Open-MIC II.17:00 – 17:59
HAMU – Respirium
08:00
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Dietmar Ippu Herriger: Workshop 209:00 – 09:59
Easy to Intermediate Technique Practice16:00 – 16:59
Introduction to Ueda-ryū15:00 – 15:59
Kemuri no Kyoku (Smoke): Composed by Reison KURODA11:00 – 11:59
Techniques of the Kinko School10:00 – 10:59
How to play contemporary music (How to play, and alternate fingerings)14:00 – 14:59
The ways of practices for enjoying the shakuhachi13:00 – 13:59
HAMU – classroom 2026
08:00
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ABC Absolute beginners KOTO15:00 – 15:59
Homura (焔)13:00 – 14:59
Sue no Chigiri (末の契, koto)10:00 – 11:59
HAMU – classroom 2028
08:00
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Sue no Chigiri (末の契, shakuhachi)10:00 – 11:59
Oushu Sashi with Reison Kuroda13:00 – 15:59
HAMU – classroom 2029
08:00
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Open for Rehearsals | Shakuhachi Flute Exhibition10:00 – 15:59
HAMU – classroom 2031
08:00
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ABC Absolute beginners SHAKUHACHI13:00 – 13:59
HAMU – classroom 2057
08:00
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Shouganken Reibo with Akihito Obama10:00 – 11:59
Shouganken Reibo with Akihito Obama13:00 – 14:59
U Staré Paní Jazz Club
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
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Robert Balzar Trio feat. John Kaizan Neptune and Akihisa Kominato20:00 – 21:59
The New Town Hall
08:00
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10:00
11:00
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13:00
14:00
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DOX+
08:00
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10:00
11:00
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Gabriel Loci
08:00
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11:00
12:00
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HAMU – Front Desk
08:00
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11:00
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13:00
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15:00
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20:00
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22:00
Festival Front Desk Opened08:30 – 16:59
HAMU – Inspirace Theatre
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
Open for Rehearsals for Open Mic players16:00 – 16:59
Curated Open-MIC III.17:00 – 17:59
HAMU – Respirium
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
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Suizen and Icchoken honkyoku09:00 – 09:59
ABC Absolute beginners SHAKUHACHI11:00 – 11:59
MERI-KARI technique of the Kifu-kaiMERI-KARI technique of the Kifu-kai11:00 – 11:59
Let’s Play Rokudan no Shirabe（六段の調）Together14:00 – 14:59
How to produce big sounds easily13:00 – 13:59
Improving Tone Color10:00 – 10:59
Takeda Drum – Introducing a New Drum by JKN15:00 – 15:59
HAMU – classroom 2026
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18:00
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ABC Absolute beginners KOTO14:00 – 14:59
Homura (焔)10:00 – 11:59
HAMU – classroom 2028
08:00
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11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
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Shouganken Reibo with Akihito Obama10:00 – 11:59
Shika no Tone with Akihito Obama13:00 – 14:59
HAMU – classroom 2029
08:00
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11:00
12:00
13:00
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15:00
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18:00
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20:00
21:00
22:00
Open for Rehearsals10:00 – 15:59
HAMU – classroom 2031
08:00
09:00
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12:00
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HAMU – classroom 2057
08:00
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Esashi Oiwake with Akihisa Kominato10:00 – 11:59
Esashi Oiwake with Akihisa Kominato13:00 – 14:59
U Staré Paní Jazz Club
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
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20:00
21:00
22:00
The New Town Hall
08:00
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Naoko Kikuchi: Koto Unlimited20:00 – 21:59
DOX+
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10:00
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18:00
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20:00
21:00
22:00
Gabriel Loci
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
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20:00
21:00
22:00
HAMU – Front Desk
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
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17:00
18:00
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20:00
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Festival Front Desk Opened08:30 – 15:59
End of Merchandise sale15:00 – 15:59
HAMU – Inspirace Theatre
08:00
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10:00
11:00
12:00
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Open for Rehearsals16:00 – 16:29
Oushu Sashi with Reison Kuroda10:00 – 12:59
Oushu Sashi with Reison Kuroda13:00 – 15:59
Student Concert16:30 – 18:30
HAMU – Respirium
08:00
09:00
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Mogamigawa Funauta (最上川舟唄）14:00 – 14:59
Tone Color, Pitch and How to End the Sound Beautifully13:00 – 13:59
Kinko-ryū honkyoku techniques, the case with Ginryū Kokū (2)11:00 – 11:59
Kinko-ryū honkyoku techniques, the case with Ginryū Kokū (1)10:00 – 10:59
HAMU – classroom 2026
08:00
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11:00
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13:00
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17:00
18:00
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22:00
Sue no Chigiri (末の契, koto)13:00 – 13:59
In the Air and Other Pieces for Shakuhachi & Koto by JKN (koto)10:00 – 11:59
In the Air and Other Pieces for Shakuhachi & Koto by JKN (koto)14:00 – 14:59
HAMU – classroom 2028
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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22:00
Sue no Chigiri (末の契, shakuhachi)13:00 – 13:59
In the Air and Other Pieces for Shakuhachi & Koto by JKN (shakuhachi)10:00 – 11:59
In the Air and Other Pieces for Shakuhachi & Koto by JKN (shakuhachi)14:00 – 14:59
HAMU – classroom 2029
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
Open for Rehearsals12:00 – 14:59
Esashi Oiwake with Akihisa Kominato10:00 – 11:59
HAMU – classroom 2031
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
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HAMU – classroom 2057
08:00
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10:00
11:00
12:00
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18:00
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20:00
21:00
22:00
Shika no Tone with Akihito Obama10:00 – 11:59
Shika no Tone with Akihito Obama13:00 – 14:59
U Staré Paní Jazz Club
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
The New Town Hall
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
DOX+
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
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18:00
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20:00
21:00
22:00
Gabriel Loci
08:00
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BERG Orchestra: WAKAMONO20:00 – 21:59