
John Kaizan Neptune
An award winning composer, player and maker of the shakuhachi

Dai Fujikura
An internationally acclaimed Japanese born composer

Ichiro Seki
An award winning composer and master performer on the shakuhachi.

Naoko Kikuchi
World famous Japanese arched zither koto virtuoso, Vice President of the Seigen Koto School in Akita, Japan

Antonio Enzan Olías
A shakuhachi teacher, composer and performer delving in different shakuhachi styles.

Dietmar Ippu Herriger
A multi-instrumentalist, teacher of the flute, saxophone, clarinet and shakuhachi

Vlastislav Matoušek
A Czech leading shakuhachi player, composer and musicologist and the cofounder of the International Shakuhachi Festival Prague

Monika Knoblochová
A holder of a number of prestigious awards and one of the most significant discoveries of the young generation

Berg Orchestra
One of the fresh young stars of the Czech musical scene

Stratocluster
A free improvisation sextet , which combines acoustic and electronic improvisation with process-based theatrical structures.

Annabelle Plum
A contemporary music, improvisation and jazz singer and vocal performer with more than a three octave vocal range

Žaneta Vítová
An acordionist, composer, singer and a lecturer of classical and experimental improvised music.

Jan Rösner
An award winning young Czech composer

Robin Shoen Heřman
A japanologist, Tendai Japanese Buddhist school monk, the Czech-Japanese Society program director and an ambassador of the city of Kyoto for culture and tourism.

Marek Kimei Matvija
A Czech master shakuhachi player

Steve Cohn
Pianist and shakuhachi player, jazzman and improviser, a creative powerhouse.

Jean François Suizan Lagrost
The shakuhachi master, a laureate of many French and international awards

George Cremaschi
An improvisor, composer and performer