Kentaro Noda was born on 24th February 1976. He studied under Nobuko Ishiodori, Takuya Kosugi, Tatsunori Ishihara and Norimasa Matsuda all before graduating from Mie Prefectural Yokkaichi Senior High School. He studied under Yasuko Tasumi at Music Department of The Kyoto City University of Arts from April 1994, and also debuted at Kyoto Concert Hall in 1996 and graduated in March 1999. During September 1999 and May 2000, He studied under Kasandra Keeling, Theresa Bogard, Mary Ann Jones and Anne Marie Guzzo at the Performance Certificate Program of The University of Wyoming Department of Music. After transfer, he studied under Gary Smart and Charlotte Mabrey at the Performance Certificate Program of The University of North Florida Department of Music, and also finished in May 2002. He is first Japanese non ex-aequo winner of The 12th Young Composers' Meeting and first invited Japanese composer from The 10th Avantgarde Tirol in 2006.

Lefteris Papadimitriou is a Greek composer for electronic media and acoustic instruments. Many of his works have been performed in festivals around the world by groups and musicians such as London Sinfonietta, Asko Εnsemble, Elision Εnsemble, Sarah Nicolls u.a. In 2006 he was awarded the international ''Gaudeamus Prize'' for his composition “Black & White” for piano and orchestra. He has been awarded the composition scholarship of Huddersfield contemporary music festival in 2009 and holds a PhD in composition from the University of Huddersfield. Compositional interests include the psychological mapping of aural signals and gestures on conceptual and physical musical spaces, hybridization of electronic and acoustic sound, employment of surrealistic and visual techniques, sound cognition and collage/montage. He also performs live electronic music with the laptop duo ''Unsample''.

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Founded in 1962, the Percussions de Strasbourg are world-renowned ambassadors of musical creation. With their exceptional repertoire, the group performs twentieth century masterpieces and commissioned new works with the same concerns: to bring life to a contemporary heritage while revisiting it constantly, and to continue to innovate in a context of artistic diversification.

Since its foundation, the group still stands at the heart of creation, thanks to its particular connections with contemporary composers and the diversity of its abilities in terms of musical formats: from duo to octet, from acoustics to electronics, from recitals to musical theater and dance, etc …

Having been dedicated more than 350 works, the group continues to maintain and develop its unique instrumentarium in the world. It has recorded many times and has received around thirty international awards, including a Victoire de la musique classique in 2017, which the Percussions de Strasbourg label won for its first record release, Burning Bright by Hugues Dufourt.

The daily commitment of the ensemble to educational activities is reflected in their various actions, particularly with the public in Hautepierre where the ensemble is in residence.
Since its foundation, the group still stands at the heart of creation, thanks to its particular connections with contemporary composers and the diversity of its abilities in terms of musical formats: from duo to octet, from acoustics to electronics, from recitals to musical theater and dance, etc ...

Having been dedicated more than 350 works, the group continues to maintain and develop its unique instrumentarium in the world. It has recorded many times and has received around thirty international awards, including a Victoire de la musique classique in 2017, which the Percussions de Strasbourg label won for its first record release, Burning Bright by Hugues Dufourt.

The daily commitment of the ensemble to educational activities is reflected in their various actions, particularly with the public in Hautepierre where the ensemble is in residence.

Composer, performer & occasional multimedia artist. Formerly Newcastle, Gothenburg, Birmingham & Hague.

Selection of works available here, full portfolio available on my website below.

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