Eriko Makimura & Co. will curate a series of new chamber music concerts at Den Collinske Gaard. The first concert is scheduled for a reprise Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Doors: 19:00, Concert: 20:00). View Larger Map
The first concert will feature the Japanese cellist Keiko Gomi, based in Paris, and Eriko Makimura. The two have played together in Copenhagen previously.
The evening will feature a unique sequence of music with compositions ranging from baroque to french impressionism to contemporary music and electronic pop arranged for treated piano and cello! Also, an exclusive Denmark premiere of a new composition by Paris-based Aki Ito.
Dmitri Shostakovich “Jazz Suite, Waltz 2” (1924) [Transcripted by Eriko Makimura] 3:42 (From: “Eyes Wide Shut” directed by Stanley Kubrick)
Personal note from Eriko Makimura: “I would like to involve my fans in the future programming of this series. If you have any good ideas and/or personal requests for movie themes, I should include in the concert series, please leave a comment! Thanks.”
(Photo: Composer Michael Nyman).
The concert is presented in collaboration with Juhl-Sørensen.
The concert is promoted in colloboration with ArtFrequency.
I think it went very well. It was the first time I ever played with the piano amplified electrically. I am used to the sound of a loud piano, but not that loud and not directly in my left ear. But it was fun and I would like to play with amplification again. DJ Spooky was very charming and has interesting ideas and an impressive network of collaborators such as Pierre Boulez, Steve Reich and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
How did it go working the local musicians (two violinists and a cellist)?
They are all based in Denmark, but the first violinist was born in Los Angeles, the other violinist is from Canada and the cellist is half Iranian. I am from Japan and DJ Spooky is from New York, so we were a very international ensemble, indeed. They were all so easy going and during the rehearsals the violinist noticed that I was playing the Carmen Variation transcribed by V.Horowitz (“The White House Version)” and he joined in. We also played a couple of phrases by Manuel de Falla. They were very flexible and we were very amplified.
I of course don’t mean to insult my senior fans, but I really do love playing for a young audience and the audience at SMK was a very young and a new audience for classical music. Also, I like the fact that they seemed to be very involved. Young people are often hesitating to go to classical concerts because it is perceived as old and boring and music written more than 300 years ago. But, for instance, my youngest student is 3 years old. I don’t want her to think that classical music belongs in the cemetery! And remember, we are losing audience in the classical world. We need to build a new fan base. Some are even allergic to classical music. I want to cure them for that!
The Fazioli piano you played last night is the longest piano in the world. Could you feel a difference?
Yes, it has four pedals. But I didn’t use the fourth one! It is the same thing with the iPhone. There are so many things you can do with it, although you don’t use all of the features. It is any way fascinating.
First of all, I went to a concert arranged by him previously. His taste and the musicians he finds, the artists he is bringing to Copenhagen are quite extraordinary. Of course, I also respect his positive attitude and deep respect for the classical music and musicians. He is very focused on making a good balance between the acoustic and the electric instruments. Many tried to archive this before, but very few have succeeded. He does. He did.
Which Art Frequency arrangement did you go to before as a guest?
Concert | Eriko Makimura | 
January 31, 2010 19:30 | 
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