UNIVERSAL MARIMBA FESTIVAL SCHEDULE 2026
09h00 - 11h00: International Marimba Youth Competition - Solo & duo - category A / Keizezrszaal - Emperor Hall
12h00 - 18h30: International Marimba Youth Competition - Solo & duo - category B / Keizerszaal - Emperor Hall
20h30 - 22h00: Evening Jury Gala Concert: "Marimba Classics" - Academic Hall / Academiezaal
Pei-Ching Wu (TW), Ludwig Albert (BE), Foo Pui Yee (HK),
Rodrigo Marques (PT), Noriko Tsukagoshi (JP), Filippo Lattanzi (IT),
Special guest: Kelly Poukens (BE) - soprano
Special guest: Eddy Tse Tsz Chung (UK/HK) - percussion
Works by: Huanwei Lu, Pius Cheung, Atsushi Yamanaka, Claude Francois,
Miho Hazama, Rodrigo Marques, Andrew Thomas, Francisco Tárrega, Tomás Méndez
Traditional / arrangements by: Foo Pui Yee, Ludwig Albert. Eddy Tse, Rodrigo Marques
18 July, 2026: Day 2
09h00 - 11h30: Marimba Youth Competition category A & B - Final round - Academic Hall - Academiezaal
12h00 - 12h45: Masterclass Marimba: Dr. Ludwig Albert / Keizerszaal - Emperor Hall
‘Ludwig Albert method: 'Body Controlled Marimba Sound Production’
12h00 - 13h45: Masterclass Marimba: Rodrigo Marques / Keizerszaal - Emperor Hall
'Define your sound and explore your voice through improvisation'
14h00 - 14h45: ’Masterclass Marimba: Filippo Lattanzi / Keizerszeaal - Emperor Hall
‘Sonus Ante Ictum’
15h00 - 15h50: Masterclass Marimba: Dr. Pei Ching Wu / Keizerszaal - Emperor Hall
‘Expanding the Possibilities of Six-Mallet Marimba Performance,
The Pei-Ching Grip Approach’
16h45 - 17h15: Jury Panel discussion / Academiezaal - Academic Hall - Foyer
‘Judging Competitions' - moderator Igor Lesnik’
18h00 - 21h30: Universal Marimba Competition Solo & Duo - Final Round / Academiezaal - Academic Hall
Finalists Solo & Duo 2026 + Pianist Kresimir Starcevic (HR)
Set piece: 'Heartwood Concerto' for Marimba Solo & Orchestra (pianoreduction) - world premier
Set piece: 'the Universe Concerto' for Marimba Duo & Orchestra (pianoreduction) .
22h00 - 22h30: Universal Marimba Competition Proclamation & Award Ceremony
- Address Emperor Hall - Keizerszaal: Diesterstraat 1, 3800 Sint-Truiden
- Address Academic Hall / Academiezaal: Plankstraat 18, 3800 Sint-Truiden
