1=1+1: Ryohei Hashimoto and Harue Manabe Marimba Concert Unofficial

Titled “1=1+1 (One Equals One Plus One),” this concert features marimba players Ryohei Hashimoto and Harue Manabe, offering an experience where the interplay of their individual styles comes to life. Although both are alumni of the same university and studied under the same teacher, their approaches to musical composition and artistic expression are in stark contrast. This concert presents a rich and compelling program that interweaves solo performances—which bring out the best of each artist’s individuality—with duet pieces where their artistic sensibilities converge. In a venue enveloped in the midsummer air, please enjoy to your heart’s content the diverse timbres woven by the marimba and the two performers’ unique musical worlds. This will be a precious moment for you to savor a luxurious soundscape that reveals new possibilities for the marimba.