Rieko Makita
Upcoming Projects September - December 2023
Yoga & sound meditation workshop
Thursday, 21st of September 2023
4 - 5pm, Inner Parry Rooms @ Royal College of Music
Led by Judith Kleinman and Rieko Makita, this one-off workshop for yoga & sound meditation will introduce helpful tips for musicians to destress and refresh. You will be immersed in surround sound produced by Delyth Field & Rieko Makita, while you slowly flow through the yoga poses. The session will end with a 20 minutes sound meditation.
This is an internal event for RCM students. Yoga matts provided (BYO welcome).
First come first serve.
Friday, 3rd November 2023
7.30pm @ Shoreditch Treehouse
You'll be welcomed into Shoreditch Treehouse (a hidden bohemian loft space in the heart of London, dazzling with thousands of fairy lights and a Steinway grand concert piano) and invited by DEBUT’s friendly team to grab a seat.
Rieko Makita piano
Natasha Page soprano
Guillermo Ramasasa clarinet
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Sam Peña resident piano improviser
Doors open at 7:30PM, before the music starts, pop your champagne (it's BYOB!), or head to the bar to buy delicious sushi or gyoza from Apothecary East’s pop up.
It’s the perfect date night, way for lone rangers to meet new people, or excuse to bring together friends and family for a celebration.
Tickets:
https://debut.org.uk/events/treehouse-nov-23
Japanese Postcards
Concert
Tuesday, 28th of November 2023
6-7pm, Amaryllis Concert Hall @ Royal College of Music
This year marks the 170th year since the abolition of Japan’s 鎖国 (Sakoku, isolationism lasting from 1639 to 1853). Japan began to reconnect with the world after 1853 and Japanese art and music rapidly spread across the world, especially through events such as World Fairs in Paris, sparking a fascination towards Japan and Japonisme.
To celebrate Japanese composers and culture, this concert will feature works by Japanese composers alongside O Hototogisu! by British composer Oliver Knussen. The performance will conclude with the premiere of Sakamoto Ryuichi's 'Flower is not a flower' arrangement by Rieko Makita.
This concert will feature soloist Rieko Makita and students of the Royal College of Music.
Tickets:
https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=2803310
Solo recital @
Highgate St Michaels
Tuesday, 5th December 2023
1.30pm @ Highgate St Michael's Church
South Grove, London N6 6BJ
Solo piano recital featuring Debussy, Ravel, Chopin and Takashi Yoshimatsu.
Free entry, donation welcome.
Solo recital @
St Mary Le Strand
Thursday 7th December, 2023
1pm @ St Mary Le Strand
Strand, London WC2R 1ES
Solo piano recital featuring Debussy, Ravel, Chopin and Takashi Yoshimatsu.
Free entry, donations welcome.
https://stmarylestrand.com/event/thursday-lunchtime-concert-pianist-rieko-makita/
Night visions
Friday, 29th of December 2023
4-5pm, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney NSW Australia
Mystery, dreams and intrigue.
‘Night’ has been a source of inspiration for composers all over the world. This solo piano recital will include a selection of Chopin’s Nocturnes, alongside other unexpected yet beautiful music of the night and dreams written by Japanese, French, German and Russian composers.
Night visions
tbc. 2024
Royal College of Music
Mystery, dreams and intrigue.
‘Night’ has been a source of inspiration for composers all over the world. This solo piano recital will include a selection of Chopin’s Nocturnes, alongside other unexpected yet beautiful music of the night and dreams written by Japanese, French, German and Russian composers.
The piano and chamber works will be accompanied with visual projection inspired by the pieces themselves.