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MDF Festival 20/09/2018 Szczecin photo by Wojciech

Music.Design.Form Festival Szczecin

On September 20th, Maki Namekawa, Tim Fain and Matt Haimovitz played an evening of chamber music by Philip Glass in Szczecin, Poland. The Filharmonia Szczecin hosts the MDF (Music.Design.Form) Festival 2018. The philharmonic building was opened in 2014 and is shaped like a giant iceberg. The three musicians each played solo pieces by Philip Glass …

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Maki Namekawa plays Mishima by Philip Glass

OUT NOW!

I am so happy that MISHIMA is finally released and I hope you all will be attending my premiere at the Ars Electronica Festival Linz on Monday, September 10th.

Maki Namekawa

300.000 streams on Apple Music

A few days before the official release the pre-released track from “MISHIMA” has already 300.000 on Apple music. We are looking forward to the MISHIMA premiere on September 10th at the Ars Electronica Music Monday.

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100.000 streams on Apple Music

August 21, 2018 – Maki released a promo track from her upcoming album MISHIMA on Apple Music. By today it was streamed more than 100.000 times.

Review – New York Times – Philip Glass, Easy to Mimic but Hard to Match

“ On Saturday, at Roulette in Brooklyn, the pianists Maki Namekawa and Dennis Russell Davies reveled in a program of Mr. Glass’s piano music, about half of which had been adapted from the composer’s operas. There wasn’t a single dud in this sparkling concert. A suite from “Les Enfants Terribles” showed how much expressive range …

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Von Himmel und Erde, von Schubert bis Philip Glass

Liederabend: Martin Achrainer und Maki Namekawa begeisterten das Publikum in der Linzer Ursulinenkirche. Liederabend: Martin Achrainer und Maki Namekawa begeisterten das Publikum in der Linzer Ursulinenkirche. Am Sonntag gab Martin Achrainer gemeinsam mit Maki Namekawa einen “Musica sacra”-Liederabend, dessen Texte auf der Grenzlinie zwischen Himmel und Erde, zwischen Diesseits und Jenseits, ja zwischen Bewusstsein und …

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Concert – PHILIP GLASS – MUSIC FOR PIANO – Sunday, 22/23 october – Melkweg Amsterdam (Rabozaal)

Philip Glass, der 80-jährige Pionier kehrt zum Melkweg nach Amsterdam zurück. Am Sonntag, den 22. Oktober, spielt er drei seiner Klavierwerke. Gespielt von Maki Namekawa und Dennis Russell Davies wird “Mad Rush” (1980), “Four Movements For Two Pianos” (2008) und “The Suite from Les Enfants Terribles” (1996). Darüber hinaus präsentiert das Amstel Saxophon Quartett & …

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Interview – As if in a Trance: Maki Namekawa and “20 Etudes for 20 Etudes”

An Austrian premiere concludes the Festival on Monday, September 11, 2017. Maki Namekawa will perform all 20 of Philip Glass’ piano etudes accompanied by artist Cori Olan’s real-time visualizations. The duo will also present a daily demonstration of their virtuosity in Deep Space 8K. Maki Namekawa tells us more in this interview. The setting: The …

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