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Marimbist and percussionist Yuri Yamashita was born in 1973 in Hyogo, Japan. She began her musical studies on the piano at age five and on percussion at age sixteen. She studied with Hiroyoshi Kita at Kobe College and earned a bachelor's degree and a graduate diploma in music. She came to the United States in 1998 to study at Mannes, earning a master's degree in 2000. While studying at Mannes, she has performed chamber music with trombone ensembles - Four of a Kind Quartet and the Wiener Posaunen Quartett.