Lucid Duo

marimba artists
 “The music of Lucid Duo has a lot of energy and sensitivity and it will make
an impression on the audience. They show great promise for the future!”
Keiko Abe - Marimbist/Composer, Professor Emeritus of Marimba Department at the Toho
Gakuen College

“Lucid duo, has this fantastic and unique combination of very interesting
compositions, joined by impressive virtuosity, musicianship and ‘Slavic souls’,
that just add to their unique position in the percussive world.”
Nebojša Jovan Živković, Composer & Multipercussion Concert Artist, Professor of Percussion
at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna; University Novi Sad, Academy of Arts,
Serbia
 Lucid Duo
The ensemble was formed in 2009 by
Irena Manolova (Bulgaria) and Tomasz
Goliński (Poland) in Antwerp, Belgium.
After graduating Europe´s first Marimba
Master Degree at the Royal
Conservatory of Antwerp, the duo Prizewinners Gala Concert of the Fidelio Chamber
believes in bringing the instrument to a Music Competition 2015 in ORF Radiokulturhaus in
further development as a solo concert Vienna, Austria; Marimba Duo Recital and Masterclass
musical instrument. Lucid’s performance in 2016 at the renowned Kunitachi College of Music in
is an introduction to the wide spectrum Tokyo, Japan; International “Schlagwerk Wien!”
of the marimba virtuosity. Irena and
Symposium 2017 at the Music and Arts University of
Tomasz want to share their vision about
this unique instrument and convince the the City of Vienna, Austria; Marimba Duo Recital and
audience to perceive it as a standard Masterclass during the Festival de Música
classical instrument. They mainly Contemporánea de Tenerife 2017 in Auditorio de
perform with a technical proficiency and Irena Manolova and Tomasz Goliński created an Tenerife, Spain; Celebration of Keiko Abe Festival 2017
above all passion and excitement a at the BCV Hall in Lausanne, Switzerland etc.
unseen chamber music concept with their unique
repertoire with selections of Japanese
sounding instruments, innovative repertoire and In October 2017, Lucid Duo held their marimba
music, own compositions and
arrangements in a variety of musical virtuoso skills. Lucid Duo is the first prize winning academy and festival “Marimba Duo Days”, followed by
styles. laureate of the prestigious Universal Marimba the performance of “The Wave Impressions” for two
Competition 2011 in Belgium under the High marimbas and orchestra by Keiko Abe and the premiere
Seking technical challenges and pushing Patronage of Her Majesty Queen Paola, praised for of Tomasz Goliński’s “Double Marimba Concerto No.2”
the limits of the instrument has led Irena their amazing degree of sensitivity to sound. Among with Koszalin Philharmonic, under the baton of
and Tomasz to unite two forces. Since others they were also recognized as Prizewinners of Maestro Simone Zuccatti in Koszalin, Poland.
Tomasz is one of the leading composers In 2016 the duo specialized with the primary figure in
the Fidelio Chamber Music Competition 2015 in
of his generation on the international
Vienna and were chosen to perform as one of the top the development of the 5 octave marimba and Lucid’s
marimba and percussion scene, the duo
premieres many of his new works, such three finalists at the Gala Concert of the Contemporary biggest inspiration and idol – the Japanese composer
as marimba duo pieces; marimba duo Music Competition De Linkprijs 2012 in Tilburg, The and marimba virtuoso - Keiko Abe, at the Toho Gakuen
with electronics or double marimba Netherlands. School of Music in Tokyo, Japan with the help of the
concertos. These new compositions are Their success allows them to perform on international “Startstipendium” Scholarship given to young
being performed further by other successful artists awarded by the Austrian Federal
festivals and events in Europe and Asia, such as: The
marimbists around the world. Tomasz's
International Percussion Ensemble Week Festival 2012 Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture.
duo works give Lucid duo an own,
unique voice and recognition on the in Croatia; The Universal Marimba Festival 2013 in Lucid Duo is currently based in Vienna, Austria and is an
international scene. Belgium; Innovative Percussion Endorser.
After graduating the National Music Irena Manolova Award for artistic achievements by the
School ‘Lubomir Pipkov' (2008) in Sofia,
Ministry of Culture in Bulgaria (2005); Grand
Bulgaria, Irena obtained with the
greatest distinction her Bachelor degree Prix Prize at the Balkan Festival Art Amphora
of Percussion (2011), Marimba Master The Bulgarian-born Irena Manolova (89), in Sofia (2004) etc.
degree (2013) and Master of Percussion internationally acclaimed marimba and
degree (2014) at the Royal Conservatory
percussion artist, started playing percussion She performed in concert halls and venues
of Antwerp, Belgium, guided by her
teachers Ludwig Albert, Lin Chin-Cheng at the age of six. In 2016 Irena got awarded such as Musikverein, Konzerthaus, Hofburg,
and Nando Russo. As a continuation, the ‘’Start Stipendium’’ Scolarship by the Vienna State Opera, ORF Radiokulturhaus,
Irena specialized with the composer and MuTh in Vienna, Esterhazy Palace in
Federal Chancellery of Austria for her project
multi-percussion concert artist Nebojsa
Zivkovic exclusively on his percussion ‘Popularization of Marimba’ and became Eisenstadt,Austria; Concertgebouw and
and marimba works at the Music and laureate of ‘’Yordan Kamdzhalov” Muzikgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam,The
Arts University of the City of Vienna in Foundation’s Competition for Netherlands; BCV Concert Hall Lausanne,
2014, followed by performing together
Instrumentalists, Composers and Conductors Zurich University of the Arts in Switzerland;
with him and Vojvodina Symphony
Orchestra in 2015 the Serbian premiere in Sofia,Bulgaria, which allowed her to deSingel Antwerp, Muziekcentrum De Bijloke
of his Double Percussion Concerto complete her studies with the Japanese Gent in Belgium; Auditorio de Tenerife in
‘Obsesiones’ during the Nomus Festival Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; Kunitachi
composer and marimba legend Keiko Abe at
in Novi Sad.
the Toho Gakuen School of Music, Tokyo. College of Music in Tokyo, Japan; Koszalin
Irena gained her experience as an
The marimbist is a winner of numerous solo Philharmonic Hall in Poland; Bulgaria hall in
orchestral percussionist with Ensemble
Kontrapunkte Vienna, Royal Flemish and chamber music competitions such as: Sofia,Bulgaria etc. Irena participated in
Philharmonic Antwerp, Netherlands Fidelio Chamber music competition in Vienna, numerous festivals and events amongst which
Philharmonic Orchestra and the are: The Universal Marimba Festival in
Austria (2014&2015); ARTos Music prize in
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Amsterdam. Antwerp, Belgium (2013); First Prize for Belgium, International Percussion Ensemble
Chamber Music at the Universal Marimba Week in Croatia, Vienna Saxfest, Zurich
As a pedagogue, Irena presented her
marimba and percussion educational Competition under the High Patronage of Her International Saxfest, SGEM Vienna –
workshops at the Amadeus International Majesty Queen Paola in Sint-Truiden,Belgium International Scientific Conference on Social
School of Vienna in 2015 and 2016. (2011); Marimba Solo laureate of the Sciences and Arts, International Percussion
Irena is currently based in Vienna,
International Marimba Competition in Symposium Vienna, Nomus Festival in Serbia,
completing her pedagogical studies
Master of Arts Education at the Music Fermo,Italy (2010) and of the International Festival de Música Contemporánea de
and Arts University of the City of Vienna. Competition Music and Earth in Sofia (2008); Tenerife etc.
Tomasz finished in 2011 Master of Second prize in the marimba solo category of
Percussion at the Gdansk Music the 8th Percussive Arts Society Italy
Academy with Miroslaw Adrjanczyk and
Master of Marimba at the Royal
Tomasz Goliński International Percussion Competition
Conservatory of Music in Antwerp with inFermo (2010); Second prize at the 39th
Ludwig Albert. Tomasz graduated both Percussive Arts Society Percussion
schools with greatest distinction. He Tomasz Goliński (86) is a Polish composer, Composition Contest in the USA with his
finished the Postgraduate Marimba solo
program with Ludwig Albert in 2013 and marimbist and percussionist. He is one of the marimba solo piece “The Absurd
obtained his Master of chamber music leading composers and performers of his World” (2011); Prize winner of the Fidelio
degree in 2014 at the Leuven University generation on the international marimba and Chamber Music Competition in Vienna (2015)
College of Arts with greatest distinction.
percussion scene. etc. For his artistic and academic
As a composer, Tomasz started his
education in 2009 at the Royal Only at the age of 28, Tomasz's "Double achievements Tomasz received a scholarship
Conservatory of Music in Antwerp, Percussion Concerto No.1" was premiered in from The Polish Ministry of Culture and
specialized in electroacoustic music with 2015 by Tuopali Duo, The Orquesta Sinfónica National Heritage in 2010 and in 2012 a
Joris de Laet and graduated the
department of Composition in 2013 at de Tenerife and Maestro Eckard Preu (USA) scholarship from the Ministry of the Flemish
the Leuven University College of Arts in during the International "Festival de Música Community in Brussels, Belgium. In the same
the class of Luc van Hove. In 2016 he Contemporánea de Tenerife" at the Auditorio year he has been awarded by the President of
completed his marimba specialization
de Tenerife in Santa Cruz, Spain. His "Double Koszalin City (Poland) for his outstanding
with the Japanese composer and
marimba legend Keiko Abe at the Toho Marimba Concerto No.2" was premiered in artistic achievements. It is worth to mention
Gakuen College of Music in Tokyo, 2017 by Lucid Duo, Koszalin Philharmonic that in 2011 Tomasz's first marimba solo
Japan. and Maestro Simone Zuccatti (Italy) in piece “Luminosity” was used as a set-piece in
Tomasz receives commissions from Koszalin, Poland. the Universal Marimba Competition Belgium
Thailand, Germany, Spain, Austria, such Tomasz is a laureate of several marimba and in 2013. Since than "Luminosity" is becoming
as marimba solo/duo works with
electronics, marimba and organ, composition international competitions a standard piece in the marimba solo
percussion/marimba concertos etc. His including the First prize of the Universal repertoire, being regularly performed in the
“Marimba Quartet No.1” was Marimba Composition Competition under the USA, Asia, Europe, South America and
commissioned and premiered by
High Patronage of Her Majesty Queen Paola Australia.
ensemble Schlagwerk Wien (led by the
internationally renowned composer and in Belgium (2011&2012) with his marimba His compositions “Purity II” and
multi-percussion soloist Nebojsa solo pieces “Luminosity” and “Purity”; First “Luminosity” has been published by the
Zivkovic) at the Music and Arts prize in the Chamber music category of the Danish publishing house Edition Svitzer and
University of the City of Vienna, where
Tomasz held his composition Universal Marimba Competition in Belgium “The Absurd World”, by Keyboard Percussion
masterclass. (2011); Music in the USA.
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Official video

Lucid Duo - Solo with Orchestra Abe's Concerto

Lucid Duo - Solo with Orchestra Golinski's Concerto