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The main annual ESS event in 2010 is held in Prague, Czech Republic 26-30 August. The European Shakuhachi Festival 2010 is organised by the Czech Shakuhachi group. Director of the festival: Vlastislav Matoušek. Artistic director: Marek Matvija. Senior artistic advisor: Christopher Yohmei Blasdel.
Guest players: Zenpo Shimura, Shinzan Yamamoto, Christopher Yohmei Blasdel, Jim Franklin, Kikuko Sato, Haruko Watanabe, Kiku Day, Gunnar Jinmei Linder and Jean-Francois Lagrost

See: European Shakuhachi Festival 2010 and ESS Workshop list for more information.

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Yokoyama Katsuya sensei passed away at 14:40 on the 21 April 2010. This is indeed sad news and a great loss to the entire shakuhachi community who has lost of one of the most important shakuhachi players in the 20th Century.
ESS has on the behalf of all its members sent kyōka (供花) or offering of flowers/floral tribute to the kokubetsushiki (告別式) or funeral of Yokoyama Katsuya sensei, which took place 26 April 2010 at Hōsenji, Nakano-ku, in Tokyo.
Let's all try to play in his honour.

Read Obituary written by Jim Franklin, Véronique Piron and Horacio Curti

Read the Obituary by Jim Franklin, Véronique Piron and Horacio Curti