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Classical

Japan

Maki Namekawa

Top Songs By Maki Namekawa

Etude No. 11Maki Namekawa

Mishima / Closing (Arr. by M. Riesman)Maki Namekawa

Etude No. 1Maki Namekawa

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Etude No. 3Maki Namekawa

Etude No. 18Maki Namekawa

Etude No. 2Maki Namekawa

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Upcoming Concerts for Maki Namekawa

Maki Namekawa currently has 1 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Friday, October 17, 2025 at Cadogan Hall in London, England, United Kingdom.

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Oct 17, 2025
Cadogan Hall
London

Latest Release

ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Three Chorales - SingleDennis Russell Davies & Maki Namekawa

More albums from Maki Namekawa

ALBUMChick Corea: Children's SongsMaki Namekawa

ALBUMArvo Pärt: Lamentate / Nekrolog / Symphony No.3Filharmonie Brno, Dennis Russell Davies & Maki Namekawa

Listen to Philip Glass: SONGS by Martin Achrainer & Maki Namekawa

ALBUMPhilip Glass: SONGSMartin Achrainer & Maki Namekawa

ALBUMPhilip Glass: Piano SonataMaki Namekawa

ALBUMShostakovich: Symphony No. 4 (Arranged for Two Pianos by Shostakovich)Maki Namekawa & Dennis Russell Davies

ALBUMPhilip Glass: MishimaMaki Namekawa

ALBUMIsang Yun - Sunrise FallingMatt Haimovitz, Bruckner Orchestra Linz, Dennis Russel Davies, Yumi Hwang-Williams & Maki Namekawa

Listen to Philip Glass: Motion Picture by Cello Octet Amsterdam & Maki Namekawa

ALBUMPhilip Glass: Motion PictureCello Octet Amsterdam & Maki Namekawa

ALBUMArvo Pärt: Lamentate - These Words...Bruckner Orchester Linz, Dennis Russell Davies & Maki Namekawa

Listen to Stravinsky: Ballet Music by Maki Namekawa, Sinfonieorchester Basel & Dennis Russell Davies

ALBUMStravinsky: Ballet MusicMaki Namekawa, Sinfonieorchester Basel & Dennis Russell Davies

Listen to Stravinsky: Pétrouchka (Versions for Orchestra & Piano 4 Hands) by Sinfonieorchester Basel, Dennis Russell Davies & Maki Namekawa

ALBUMStravinsky: Pétrouchka (Versions for Orchestra & Piano 4 Hands)Sinfonieorchester Basel, Dennis Russell Davies & Maki Namekawa

Listen to Stravinsky: The Firebird by Dennis Russell Davies, Maki Namekawa & Sinfonieorchester Basel

ALBUMStravinsky: The FirebirdDennis Russell Davies, Maki Namekawa & Sinfonieorchester Basel

ALBUMPhilip Glass: The Complete Piano EtudesMaki Namekawa

Listen to Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps by Sinfonieorchester Basel, Dennis Russell Davies & Maki Namekawa

ALBUMStravinsky: Le sacre du printempsSinfonieorchester Basel, Dennis Russell Davies & Maki Namekawa

Listen to Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch by Christa Ratzenbock, Martin Achrainer & Maki Namekawa

ALBUMHugo Wolf: Italienisches LiederbuchChrista Ratzenbock, Martin Achrainer & Maki Namekawa

Listen to Philip Glass: Piano Music by Dennis Russell Davies & Maki Namekawa

ALBUMPhilip Glass: Piano MusicDennis Russell Davies & Maki Namekawa

Listen to Reich & Glass: Music 4 Hands by Dennis Russell Davies & Maki Namekawa

ALBUMReich & Glass: Music 4 HandsDennis Russell Davies & Maki Namekawa

About Maki Namekawa

Hometown

Tokyo, Japan

Genre

Classical

Pianist Maki Namekawa has an international career, sometimes performing with her husband, conductor and pianist Dennis Russell Davies. She is especially noted as an exponent of music by Philip Glass and has premiered several important works by that composer. Namekawa has appeared widely in major international venues. In 2005, her recording debut came with Davies on the album Music 4 Hands, featuring music by Glass and Reich. In 2018, Namekawa recorded the piano version of Glass's Mishima -- A Life in Four Chapters. Namekawa has often recorded for Glass's Orange Mountain Music label, issuing his Piano Sonata there in 2020. In 2022, she returned with bass-baritone Martin Achrainer for the album Philip Glass: Songs.