International
Shakuhachi
Festival
Prague 2021

Adored for his sound and expression, Dōzan Fujiwara sets the tone of the contemporary shakuhachi

The present leader or kansu 看主 of the group reestablishing the Komusō-Shakuhachi tradition and compiling the present repertoire of koten-honkykoku

A young shakuhachi star and unique player with a purely distinct sound of his own

An award winning composer, player and maker of the shakuhachi

An internationally acclaimed Japanese born composer

An award winning composer and master performer on the shakuhachi.

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

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

A French flutist

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

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

The artistic director of the Gyosan-ryū Tendai Shōmyō ensemble and phenomenal liturgist who initiated the liturgic singing meeting of Buddhist Shomyo songs Christian choir in Prague.

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

Tozan-ryu shakuhachi shihan (licensed teacher of the Takuan school shakuhachi flute), performing traditional Japnese music, modern musical trends and improvisation.

One of the fresh young stars of the Czech musical scene

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

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

A promising Czech composer

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

An award winning young Czech composer

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.

A Czech master shakuhachi player