iTunes Release: Three Pieces for Four Hands
Orange Mountain Music released “Three Pieces for Four Hands” today on iTunes. Orphée, Stokes and The Voyage were recorded last year in the Musiktheater Linz for digital release only.
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SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONY N° 4 (FOR TWO PIANOS)
Namekawa / Davies release their new CD “Shostakovich: Symphony No 4” today (February, 8th). The CD is released on Supertrain Records. ⟶ SEE DETAILS
Maki to premiere first Piano Sonata by Philip Glass
Philip Glass is writing his first piano sonata ever for Maki Namekawa who is going to premier the piece at Klavier-Festival Ruhr on July, 4th in Essen, Germany. The work is commissioned by Klavier-Festival Ruhr. → GO TO EVENT
Making of Mishima Part 01
This short documentary was shot during the recording of MISHIMA in June 2017. Philip Glass and Michael Riesman comment on the soundtrack to the Paul Schrader movie.
Pasticcio Award for Maki
Today Maki received the renowned classical music award “Pasticcio Preis” for MISHIMA | Maki Namekawa plays Philip Glass by Austrian national radio Ö1. Congratulations!
Isang Yun SUNRISE FALLING | Interview with Dennis Russell Davies
In October, 2018 SUNRISE FALLLING was released on Pentatone/Oxingale to celebrate the 100th anniversary Korean-born composer Isang Yun – featuring Maki Namekawa, Yumi Hwang-Williams, Matt Haimovitz and Dennis Russell Davies. In this interview Dennis Russell Davies speaks about the project.
Auf zwei Klavieren virtuos tanzen | Oberösterreichische Nachrichten vom 23. Okt. 2018
Schon zur Zeit Mozarts war es Usus, große Symphonien für kleinere Besetzungen zu bearbeiten. So auch für Klavier, wobei mehr Spielraum zwei Klaviere erlauben, die Maki Namekawa und Dennis Russell Davies bei ihrem Recital anlässlich des 100. Geburtstags von Leonard Bernstein am Sonntag im Großen Saal der Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität gehörig zum Klingen brachten. Bernstein …
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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 …
Premiere of MISHIMA at ars electronica MUSIC MONDAY
Andreas H. Bitesnich who staged the sold out premiere kindly provided these photos.
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.