Rieko Makita performs music by Debussy, Ravel, Yoshimatsu, and Makita

Westminster Music Library welcomes pianist Rieko Makita for a free lunchtime concert. All are warmly welcome at this performance in a relaxed environment.

Programme:

Claude Debussy - Suite Bergamasque:

I. Prélude

III. Clair de Lune

IV. Passepied

Maurice Ravel - Jeux d’eau

Takashi Yoshimatsu - Pleiades Dances No 1:

I. Floral Dance

II. Invention for about 2 Voices

IV. Interlude to Water

V. Leaflet Dance

Rieko Makita -

Haru no sanpo

Until we meet again

Where is Home?

Still Feels like Home

Rieko Makita is a Japanese-Australian pianist & composer based in London. Praised for her “opalescent subtlety… and vibrant colours” (The Arts Desk) and distinctive “piano artistry” (ClassikON) in performances, she has performed internationally, including a sold-out debut at the Royal Albert Hall (Elgar Room), Sinfonia Smith Square and the Sydney Opera House, and a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3. In 2023-24, she was appointed as the Constant & Kit Lambert Fellow at the Royal College of Music.

This October, she is releasing her debut EP of her original music, supported by the PRS Foundation. Her upcoming concerts include a collaborative show with Koshun Nakao at SJQ London on September 20th and her EP Launch show at St James' Sussex Gardens on October 24th.

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