Mine Kawakami

Mine Kawakami (born September 7, 1969) (Shōwa 44) is a Japanese pianist and composer.

Mine Kawakami
Mine Kawakami
Born (1969-09-07) September 7, 1969
 Japan Aichi prefecture
Occupationpianist, composer

Biography

Mine Kawakami[1] was born in the town of Nagakute, Japan in 1969. She started playing piano at age 3. She is entitled in music by High School Aichi Prefectural Meiwa and graduated from the Hochschule für Musik in Munich and the Madrid Royal Conservatory. As a classical musician, she has performed on the five continents, organized by foundations such as YAMAHA, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Japan Foundation, SEEI, Embassy of Spain in Japan or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. She has the awards of Radio Nagoya (1986) and the Munich Conservatory Competition (1990).

However, her formation in cultured tradition has been gradually approaching, without setting any barriers, different styles and aesthetics. These include traditional Japanese music, reflections from impressionism and neoclassicism, Latin jazz and Cuban rhythms. In 1996, she began her career as a composer.

Past projects include the two-piano concert with Chucho Valdés in Teatro Amadeo Roldan in Havana, Cuba (2004). In 2005, Kawakami was the pianist and official composer of the World Expo 2005[2] in Aichi (Japan), in 2008 she performed "Los Conciertos del Sueño" in Spain, an experimental proposal born in Japan, which approached and emphasized concepts of musical therapy. In 2013, Mine Kawakami was commissioned to compose the Sonata samurai[3] in cultural events organized to commemorate the "Dual Year Spain - Japan", premiering this composition on June 11 at the Teatro Real in Madrid, in the presence of the Prince and Princess of Spain and the Prince of Japan, Naruhito. On March 11, 2014 played inside the Mosque of Córdoba a unique concert that gathered more than 1,400 people.

In the words of Mine "The piano can express infinite number of possible sounds, rhythms and tones. I want my compositions and my playing forward so you might be touching the trees in the jungle, the sound of the wind or the voice of the earth."[4]

Discography
  • In LatinAmerica (2004)
  • In The Forest (2006)
  • Kaori (2010)
  • O meu caminho (2011)
  • El piano durmiente (2012)
  • Sonata samurái (2013)[5]

Soundtracks
  • Morizo to Kikoro (2005). 4 chapters.
  • Kamataki (2006). Film directed by Claude Gagnon. Theme: "Como si fuera una cancion" (original of Victor Fonseca, musical arrangement & piano by Mine Kawakami)
  • Neko no shippo Kaeru note (2010). 3 chapters.
  • El jardín de las cuatro estaciones (2013). Film based on the life of Venetia Stanley-Smith.
  • Anime time of adult women (2013). 4 chapters.

Concerts
TownVenueDateComments
Cambados, SpainAuditorio da Xuventude31/08/2014
Santiago de Compostela, SpainCathedral of Santiago de Compostela28/08/2014
Riveira, SpainParish Church25/07/2014Caritas España concert
Madrid, EspañaTeatro Real15/07/2014Closing ceremony Año Dual España Japón https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tOZPRyVVxY
Vigo, EspañaTeatro García Barbón16/03/2014
Vilagarcía de Arousa, EspañaSalón García15/03/2014
Pontevedra, EspañaFundación Caixa Nova14/03/2014
Córdoba, EspañaMezquita-Catedral de Córdoba11/03/2014https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cAc2I-1bMQ
Tokyo, JapanHotel New Otani06/02/2014
Madrid, SpainFundación Canal04/01/2014
Rivas Vaciamadrid, SpainPilar Bardem08/12/2013
Kyoto, JapanYearly concert at Kiyomizu-dera2005-2013https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Acl3C5kOw
Valladolid, SpainCarpa del Milenio12/09/2013
Santiago de Compostela, SpainCathedral17/06/2013With Carlos Núñez.
Madrid, SpainTeatro Real de Madrid11/06/2013Opening Gala "Año Dual Spain Japón". In presence of Spanish and Japanese princes.http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/los-conciertos-de-la-2/conciertos-2-concierto-400-aniversario-relaciones-espana-japon/2061191/
Kyoto, JapanKyoto Concert Hall14/12/2012Christmas concert
Bilbao, SpainBBK25/11/2012DIA INTERNACIONAL DE LUCHA CONTRA LA VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO
Logroño, SpainRioja Forum05/11/2012
Lanzarote,SpainLa Cueva de los Verdes30/04/2012
Ishinomaki, JapanMusic High School11/03/2012in the TV program commemorating " One year after the tsunami" broadcast by NHK.
Huelva, SpainLas Cocheras del Puerto01/03/2012
San Sebastián de los Reyes, SpainAdolfo Marsillach11/02/2012
Leon, SpainAuditorium15/11/2011
Colmenarejo, SpainCentro Cultural22/10/2011
Valladolid, SpainCúpula del Milenio20/10/2011
Salamanca, SpainPalacio de Congresos15/10/2011
Barcelona, SpainL'Audirori01/10/2011
Madrid, SpainFernando Fernán Gómez06/05/2011May 6 and 7.
Onjuku, JapanCulture House07/11/2010
Tokyo, JapanFIAT SPACE26/10/2010
Madrid, SpainFernando Fernán Gómez15/10/2010
Lugo, SpainPlaza de Santa María05/09/2010
Santiago de Compostela, SpainParque Bonaval24/08/2010
Orense, SpainPlaza de la Magdalena11/08/2010
Pontevedra, SpainPlaza del Teucro10/08/2010
CAUDETE, SpainCentro de Cultura25/04/2010
DAIMIEL, SpainCentro de cultura06/02/2010
Madrid, SpainTeatro Lara29/07/2009
Córdoba, SpainLa Magdalena23/04/2009
Consuegra, SpainCentro de Cultura17/04/2009
Fuentealbilla, SpainCentro de Cultura11/04/2009
Pioz, SpainCentro de Cultura04/03/2009
Nerpio, SpainCentro de Cultura14/02/2009
Cuenca, SpainAuditorium06/02/2009
Azuqueca de Henares, SpainCentro de Cultura24/01/2009
Lima, PeruTeatro Peruano Japonés05/02/2008
Cazorla, SpainHotel Sierra de Cazorla27/12/2007"Los conciertos del Sueño"
Bilbao, SpainBarakaldo Antzokia02/11/2007
Almedinilla, SpainVilla Romana18/09/2007"Los conciertos del Sueño"
Gijón, SpainRevillagigedo06/09/2007
Barcelona, SpainAuditori FAD19/06/2007"Los conciertos del Sueño"
Madrid, SpainFernando Fernán Gómez02/04/2007April 2 and 3.
Madrid, SpainCírculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid09/03/2007"Los conciertos del Sueño"
ValenciaPalau de la Música23/02/2007
Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, JapanTown Hall2007
Málaga, Spain2007
Salamanca, SpainHospedería de Fonseca09/11/2006
Alalapardo, SpainAuditorio09/06/2006
La Habana, CubaCuba Disco 200525/05/2005
Fidji IslandsLahaina Jodo Mission03/04/2005
La Habana, CubaTeatro Amadeo Roldán15/10/2004Two piano concert with Chucho Valdés
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTeatro Margarita Xirgu07/10/2004With Néstor Marconi.
São Paulo, BrasilConcertos no Mercado25/09/2004
CamagüeyClub Minerva14/07/2004
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaAECI23/08/2003
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaCine Bellavista31/01/2003
Kyoto, JapanVivo Spot Rag2007With Jin Oki and Ogimi.
Tokyo, JapanRoppongi STB2007With Jin Oki and Ogimi.
Aichi, JapanPabellón de Cuba en la Expo de Aichi27/06/2005
Niigata, Japan2007With Noriko Kawamura (violin) and Fumio (contrabass)
Bogotá, ColombiaTeatro Jorge Eliécer Gaitán16/02/2008
Cali, ColombiaTeatro Municipal22/02/2008
Logroño, SpainOpen air24/07/2010
Alalpardo, SpainSala Ala Artis07/03/2009"Los conciertos del Sueño"
Almedinilla, SpainMuseo Arqueológico28/09/2007"Los conciertos del Sueño"
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References
  1. es:Mine Kawakami
  2. "Expo 2005 - BIE official webpage". Bureau International des Expositions. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. "Discópolis 8306 - Mine Kawakami - 18/06/13". A la carta Televisíon y Radio (in Spanish). RTVE. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  4. "Mine Kawakami page".
  5. TV2 SPAIN. "Concert in Royal Theater of Madrid".
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