A Japanese solo trombonist, Yu Tamaki Hoso has been active worldwide. His 3 main focuses have been on giving solo recitals, concerto appearances and master classes, after serving as an orchestral trombonist for 15 years in Japan, the USA and Europe. Yu resides in Denmark and serves as an official artist for Pro Arte Musicae, S.E. Shires, Glanz Trombone as well as Music Director of FukuTama Festival and Glanz Trombone Festival in Japan. Also he is a distinguished visiting professor at Osaka University of Arts. He has been active in Japan, the USA, Denmark, Argentina, Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, and the UK.   Recent performance highlights include frequent recital tours in Japan, the USA and South America. He has performed at more than 40 US prestigious institutions such as the Juilliard School and others. His concerto appearances include Japan Century Symphony, Japan Philharmonic, Santa Fe Symphony of Argentina, Bahia University Orchestra of Brazil, The US Army Band "Pershing's Own", Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra, Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra and many others.