Makoto Shibahara

Makoto Shibahara was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Tokyo College of Music majoring in instrumental music (percussion). In his fourth year of college, he won First Prize in the percussion division at the 22nd Japan Wind and Percussion Competition. Shibahara performed Jolivet’s Concerto pour percussion with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. He performed at the 76th Yomiuri Newcomer Concert sponsored by the Yomiuri Shimbun. Shibahara has studied with Atsushi Sugahara, Mariko Okada, Takafumi Fujimoto, Shoichi Kubo, and Shuichiro Seki. He is currently a percussionist in the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. Shibahara teaches part-time at Tokyo College of Music.