Yuki Koshimoto

Japanese handpan pioneer known for delicate, spacious playing, street performance and the widely shared composition “New Moon.”

Yuki Koshimoto is a Japanese handpan and spacedrum performer known for a quiet, spacious approach built around clear tone, patient pacing and melodic restraint. Her official channel identifies her directly and documents performances including the widely shared composition New Moon, recorded on a chromatic spacedrum. Rather than relying on dense arrangements, her playing gives silence, sustain and gentle articulation an active role in the music. Videos and live appearances show a solo practice shaped by improvisation, lyrical phrasing and close attention to the acoustic character of tuned steel. Her artistic life also includes jewellery making and travel. A portrait published by fellow handpan musician Kashiwa Hang describes how she combines creating jewellery with street concerts around the world, and points to her own Stones Spirit blog. This connection between music, craft and travel places her filmed performances within a wider creative practice. The same portrait links interviews from 2014 and 2015 in which music and jewellery are presented together, offering another perspective on the performer behind New Moon.