On Saturday May 6th, at the Little Tokyo Library Branch in Downtown Los Angeles, I will be giving a presentation on works by the various members of the Koda family as a way to reconsider the very beginning of Westernization of Japan. Please come and join me!
An Afternoon of Music and Literature: Please Join! Read More »
Thomas Mann House in Pacific Palisades is where the Nobel Prize winning novelist wrote his last major novel, Doctor Faustus. At this historic location, I had the great pleasure of recording some music by LA-based composers, both from Mann’s time and our own.
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When: Sundays, Aug. 23 & 30 at 11:30-12:30 (PT)/2:30-3:30 (ET)
Admission: Free (All donations will go directly to the performers)
Program: Beethoven Piano Sonata No 14, Op. 27-2 first mov (“Moonlight”), Scriabin Nocturne for the Left Hand, and Rachmaninoff Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3-2.
For more details and reservation, please go to https://cmcollab.org/
Join Us! Dancers/Poet/Pianist Collaborate over Zoom! Read More »
When: Thursday, April 23rd at 3PM-4PM PT
Where: YouTube (https://youtu.be/KQjxWXD89Ps)
Program:
Chopin Etude Op. 25-1 in A-flat Major “Aeolian Harp”
Liszt La Leggierreza in F-Minor from Three Concert Etudes
Schumann Träumerei (Dreaming) from Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood)
Chopin Nocturne Op. 9-2 in E-flat Major
Liszt Liebestraum (Dreams of Love) No. 3
Liszt-Schumann Widmung (Dedication)
Admission: Free!
Makiko’s first live-stream concert! Read More »