“The Köln Concert” in Paris 

Keith Jarrett: The Köln Concert – Thomas Enhco, Piano – Maki Namekawa, Piano

April 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th, 2023, 8pm
Cité de la musique – Philharmonie de Paris / France

Photo: Andreas H. Bitesinich

Solo Recital in Kosice / Slovakia

György Ligeti : Musica Ricercata
Chick Corea : Children’s Songs
Philip Glass : Piano Sonata (Slovakia Premiere)

May 4th, 7pm, 2023
Dom umenia / Kosice, Slovakia

“M” Concerto for Piano and Orchestra by Philip Glass

World Premiere
Arranged by Michael Riesman From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Mishima by Philip Glass

July 7th, 8pm, 2023
Klavier-Festival Ruhr / Wuppertal, Germany

Photo: Andreas H. Bitesinich

USA Tour in California

Bohuslav Martinů : Sinfonietta „La Jolla“ with Filharmonie Brno & Dennis Russell Davies (conductor)

February 13th + 14th, 2023
The Granda Theatre, Santa Barbara, USA + McCallum Theatre / Palm Desert, USA

Photo: Andreas H. Bitesinich

Die Magie des Rhythmus

Steve Reich, Philip Glass and Igor Stravinsky with Real Time Visualizations by Cori O’Lan,
Piano Duo: Maki Namekawa & Dennis Russell Davies, in collaboration with Ars Electronica

April 28th, 8pm, 2023
Haus der Musik Innsbruck, Großer Saal / Innsbruck, Austria

Photo: Florian Voggeneder

A Celebration of William Bolcom at 85

9 Bagatelles, Fantasy Sonata No.2 (East Coast Premiere), Sonata for Two Pianos in One Movement, The Garden of Eden for two pianos,
Piano Duo: Maki Namekawa & Dennis Russell Davies

May 11th, 2023, 7:30 PM
The Morgan Library Concert / New York City, USA

Photo: Andreas H. Bitesnich

Pianographique

Ars Electronica Festival 2022, September 7 – 11, 2022

credit: vog.photo

Philip Glass’ Tirol Concerto 

Bochumer Symphoniker 
Conductor : Dennis Russell Davies  

THU November 10th 8pm & FRI 11th 8pm, Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr, Bochum / Germany

Credit: Vojtech Kaba 

World Premiere Philip Glass „Three Songs“ for Baritone & Piano
& Songs by G. Mahler, F. Schubert, R. Strauss  

Martin Achrainer: Bass Baritone, Maki Namekawa: Piano

THU, December 1st, 2022, 12:30 PM
KKL Luzern Konzertsaal / Switzerland

Photo: Andreas H. Bitesinich

Debut at the Gewandhaus Leipzig 

MDR Sinfonieorchester, Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies 

THU June 14th 2022, 8 PM, Leipzig Gewandhaus / Germany

Debut at the Holland Festival 2022

FRI June 24th, 2022, 8:30 PM,
Concertgebouw Amsterdam – Main Hall, Amsterdam / Holland

Credit: Andreas H. Bitesnich

Paris Solo Recital

Paris Premiere “Piano Sonata” by Philip Glass &
World Premiere “Toccata” by Joe Hisaishi

Philharmonie de Paris, France
SAT, May 7th, 2022, 5:30 PM

Credit: Andreas H. Bitesnich

Brussels Solo Recital

Keith Jarrett : Ritual (Belgium Premiere)
Philip Glass : Piano Sonata (Belgium Premiere)

Flagey Piano Days
SAT February 19th, 2022

Credit: Andreas H. Bitesnich

Solo Debut in Washington DC

M.C. Guarnieri, A. Berg, G. Ligeti, C. Corea & P. Glass

Phillips Collection
SUN February 27th, 2022

Credit: Andreas H. Bitesnich

Selbstbild mit russischem Klavier

(Self-Portrait with Russian Piano)

Michael Maertens: Actor (Reading), Maki Namekawa: Piano
Music from The 20 Complete Piano Etudes by Philip Glass

SAT April 30th 2022, 8 PM, Musikverein Vienna, Vienna / Austria

Credit: Fred Mortagne 

Fazil Say – Alla Turca Jazz

Digital New Release

Credit: Andreas H. Bitesnich

Philip Glass – Songs

New Release

Martin Achrainer & Maki Namekawa

Credit: Andreas H. Bitesnich

Philip Glass – Piano Sonata

CD and Vinyl released!

Chick Corea – Children’s Songs

Supertrain Music is proud to announce the availability of Maki Namekawa’s new digital release, Chick Corea’s CHILDREN’S SONGS. Known as one of the great jazz musicians of the last 50 years, Chick Corea frequently interacted with the world of classical music and published a number of pieces including a large collection of 20 pieces for piano which he called “Children’s Songs” meant, in the composer’s words, “to convey simplicity as beauty, as represented in the spirit of a child.” Corea began work on the set in 1971 and completed them in 1984 when he released his own recording of them. Seizing on the most playful of the pieces, Namekawa chose to record a subset of seven pieces (Nos.4,6,11,14,16,18 and 20) which she selected for their particular beauty.

Namekawa stated in January 2022, “Last year, during the second winter Corona lock-down when artists and performers everywhere were struggling with questions about purpose and identity, I stumbled upon a stimulating posting by Pianist and programmer Rico Gulda, the youngest son of the legendary Austrian pianist/composer Friedrich Gulda. Rico talked about the friendship and musical connection between his father and and the recently deceased Chick Corea, and included a video of his father‘s 1987 performance in Madrid of five “Children’s Songs”. I was mesmerized by the music and by Gulda’s joyful, uninhibited performance, as if I were myself listening in that Madrid hall. I immediately ordered the music, and upon opening the score, was stunned by the subtle skillfulness and simplicity of the notation, thinking back to Friedrich Gulda’s colorful and charming interpretation. Later I found a line from Chick Corea which helped unlock the puzzle: this idea “to convey simplicity as beauty, as represented in the spirit of a child”.

The “Children’s Songs” have become a kind of “Corona Project”, but I continue to feel pure joy each time I hear or play this wonderful music.

The release new recording marked the one year anniversary of the great Chick Corea’s death on 9 February 2021.

World Premier Recording

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