(…) In a packed auditorium, Maki Namekawa walks alone onto the stage and plugs in her tablet to follow the score of this piece, which was originally completely improvised but, following the recording, has become something of a “composition.” Let’s close our eyes and let ourselves be swept away by the music. Maki chose the […]
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“First on stage was Maki Namekawa with Part I. Reading from the score, she played with astonishing technique, precision, and an evident familiarity with the recording.” “Her interpretation was graceful and poised, providing a composed contrast to what had preceded it, and completing in style the faithful reproduction of the original concert.” April 11, 2026https://ukjazznews.com/the-koln-concert-by-maki-namekawa-thomas-enhco/
Two interviews on the 50th anniversary of the Köln Concert by ARD and BBC.
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New York Times by Brian Seibert The five dance selections that are part of the Dance Reflections festival take varied approaches to piano exercises written by Philip Glass. “Dancing With Glass: The Piano Etudes” is titled a little misleadingly. The five dance selections on the program, now at the Joyce Theater as part of the Dance
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General-Anzeiger Bonn by Thomas Kliemann, Editor Feuilleton He was probably not really in a good mood when he sat down at the grand piano in the Cologne Opera on January 24, 1975. Jazz pianist Keith Jarrett, then 29, had arrived from Switzerland early that morning in a rickety R4. On stage, instead of the promised Bösendorfer
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Fjord Magazine by Karen Greenspan „Renowned for her interpretations of Glass’s works for piano, pianist Maki Namekawa presented a dramatic visual image draped in a voluminous, white, sashed gown. She was spellbinding as she powered her way through Etude #7 with its impassioned ascending spirals. As she brought the work to its quiet, stately conclusion, Chanon
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On July 4th, 2019 Maki Namekawa premiered the Piano Sonata by Philip Glass at Pianofestival Ruhr in the German town of Essen. The “Salzlager” in the “Zeche Zollverein” was sold out in anticipation of the first piano sonata by the great American composer. After the performance Maki Namekawa and Philip Glass received standing ovations by
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New York Times, Nov, 20 2019, by Zachary Woolfe, Photo by Hiroyuki Ito Review: Philip Glass, at 82, Unveils His First Piano Sonata Thousands of people took in the bronzed, glacial grandeur of Philip Glass’s “Akhnaten” at the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday evening. A couple of miles downtown, a far smaller group heard a very
Three very favourable reviews (in German) for the Namekawa/Davies concert as well as the Austrian Premiere of the Piano Sonata by Philip Glass
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Press Review by Brno Music Friendly City The piano recital by the chief conductor of the Filharmonie Brno Dennis Russell Davies and his wife the pianist Maki Namekawa yesterday in Besední dům offered three works by three significant figures from American minimalism. The concert included minimalist works by Steve Reich in the shape of Piano
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