Rieko Makita
Upcoming Performances
May - August 2024
Thu, 09 MayLondon09 May 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pmLondon, Railway Ave, London SE16 4LF, UKDEBUT’s monthly classical music experience south of the river at Brunel Museum’s historic Grade II* listed Thames Tunnel Shaft, in collaboration with Midnight Apothecary.
Sun, 19 MayLondon19 May 2024, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pmLondon, Glentworth St, London NW1 6AX, UKA beautiful selection of piano works by Chopin, Rachmaninov & Ravel shared in a historic church in Central London
Wed, 29 MayLondon29 May 2024, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pmLondon, 35 St Martin's St, London WC2H 7HP, UKRieko will perform best-loved works by Ravel, Liszt and Chopin, including a selection of Chopin’s Nocturnes, alongside some hidden gems
Thu, 06 JuneLondon06 June 2024, 11:30 am – 12:45 pmLondon, Prince Consort Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 2BS, UKRieko Makita's final graduation recital at RCM, featuring works inspired by night, dreams and intrigue.
Thu, 13 JuneLondon13 June 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pmLondon, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA, UKMulti-award-winning Japanese pianist, Rieko Makita, will be performing a selection of unexpected yet beautiful music of the night and dreams.
Tue, 02 JulyLondon02 July 2024, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pmLondon, Prince Consort Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 2BS, UKAn experimental concert combining music, sounds & visuals for Rieko's final Junior Fellow Showcase @ RCM
Past Projects
September 2023- February 2024
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/
Sea & Stars in Sydney
Friday, 29th of December 2023
4-5pm, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney NSW Australia
Maurice Ravel
‘Une Barque sur l’océan’ from Miroirs
Claude Debussy
‘Clair de lune’ from Suite Bergamasque
Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in B Major Op 62 No 1
Nocturne in E Minor Op 72 No 1
Ross Edwards
Sea Star Fantasy
I. Dreamy and Distant
II. Sprightly
Claude Debussy
- Estampes
I. Pagodes
II. La soirée dans Grenade
III. Jardins sous la pluie
Sea & Stars in London
Sunday, 4th February 2024
10am-11am, Elgar Room @ Royal Albert Hall
Maurice Ravel
Une Barque sur l’océan from Miroirs
Claude Debussy
Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque
Maurice Ravel
Ondine from Gaspard de la nuit
Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in B Major Op 62 No 1
Ross Edwards
Sea Star Fantasy
I. Dreamy and Distant
II. Sprightly
Claude Debussy
Estampes
I. Pagodes
II. La soirée dans Grenade
III. Jardins sous la pluie
Tickets: https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2024/classical-coffee-mornings-rieko-makita/
Triton Quintet: debut
Rieko Makita, Annissa Gybel, Joseph Lowe, Lily Dai, Sam Lee
Sunday, 14th February 2024
Royal College of Music
Asher Joyce
New work for piano quintet
Franz Schubert
'Trout' Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667
Pallant Proms
Friday 23rd February 2024
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
A solo piano recital featuring a selection of works inspired by literature & art
https://pallant.org.uk/whats-on/special-event-pallant-proms/