Haruka Fujii

Haruka Fujii (marimba and percussion), a multi-percussionist, has become one of the most prominent solo percussionists and marimbists of her generation. She has won international acclaim for her interpretations of contemporary music, having performed numerous premieres of works by important composers.

Fujii has performed with the Silkroad Ensemble since 2010, serving as Associate Artistic Director alongside Rhiannon Giddens, and her passion for introducing audiences to new percussion music has led to performances with diverse orchestras and ensembles. She has appeared as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Nationale de Lyon, and the NHK Symphony Orchestra. She is a also member of San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Line C3 Percussion Group, and Utari Percussion Duo, a duet project with her sister Rika that actively commissions new compositions from young composers. In addition to her career as a performing artist, Fujii is a faculty member of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and has been a frequent guest instructor at the Juilliard Summer Percussion Seminar and several international percussion festivals. She is the founder and creative director of the nonprofit organization Nippon Kobo, a new cultural event series introducing music and culture from contemporary Japan.