Mine Kawakami (born September 7, 1969) (Shōwa 44) is a Japanese pianist and composer.
Biography Mine Kawakami:es:Mine Kawakami 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 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 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 Cathedral 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."
Discography In LatinAmerica (2004) In The Forest (2006) Kaori (2010) O meu caminho (2011) El piano durmiente (2012) Sonata samurái (2013) Samurai 1613 (2015) Nostalghia-Kiyomizu- (2017) NHK Radio Shinya Bin -Piano ga Kanaderu 72 kou- (2017) Yamato Amadera Shojin Nikki Original Soundtrack (2019) Pilgrim (2019) Sky Blue (2019) Christmas of Mine (2019) Neko no Shippo Kaeru no Te (2020)
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 Town Venue Date Comments Cambados, SpainAuditorio da Xuventude August 31, 2014 Santiago de Compostela, SpainCathedral of Santiago de Compostela August 28, 2014 Riveira, SpainParish ChurchJuly 25, 2014Caritas España concert Madrid, EspañaTeatro Real July 15, 2014Closing ceremony Año Dual España Japón https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tOZPRyVVxY Vigo, EspañaTeatro García Barbón March 16, 2014 Vilagarcía de Arousa, EspañaSalón García March 15, 2014 Pontevedra, EspañaFundación Caixa Nova March 14, 2014 Córdoba, España Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba March 11, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cAc2I-1bMQ Tokyo, Japan Hotel New Otani February 6, 2014 Madrid, SpainFundación CanalJanuary 4, 2014 Rivas Vaciamadrid, SpainPilar BardemDecember 8, 2013 Kyoto, JapanYearly concert at Kiyomizu-dera 2005–2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Acl3C5kOw Valladolid, SpainCarpa del Milenio September 12, 2013 Santiago de Compostela, SpainCathedralJune 17, 2013With Carlos Núñez. Madrid, Spain Teatro Real de Madrid June 11, 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 HallDecember 14, 2012Christmas concert Bilbao, SpainBBKNovember 25, 2012DIA INTERNACIONAL DE LUCHA CONTRA LA VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO Logroño, SpainRioja ForumNovember 5, 2012 Lanzarote, SpainLa Cueva de los VerdesApril 30, 2012 Ishinomaki, JapanMusic High School March 11, 2012in the TV program commemorating " One year after the tsunami" broadcast by NHK. Huelva, SpainLas Cocheras del PuertoMarch 1, 2012 San Sebastián de los Reyes, SpainAdolfo MarsillachFebruary 11, 2012 Leon, SpainAuditoriumNovember 15, 2011 Colmenarejo, SpainCentro CulturalOctober 22, 2011 Valladolid, SpainCúpula del MilenioOctober 20, 2011 Salamanca, SpainPalacio de Congresos October 15, 2011 Barcelona, SpainL'AudiroriOctober 1, 2011 Madrid, SpainFernando Fernán GómezMay 6, 2011May 6 and 7. Onjuku, JapanCulture HouseNovember 7, 2010 Tokyo, JapanFIAT SPACEOctober 26, 2010 Madrid, SpainFernando Fernán GómezOctober 15, 2010 Lugo, SpainPlaza de Santa MaríaSeptember 5, 2010 Santiago de Compostela, SpainParque BonavalAugust 24, 2010 Orense, SpainPlaza de la MagdalenaAugust 11, 2010 Pontevedra, Spain Plaza del TeucroAugust 10, 2010 CAUDETE, Spain Centro de CulturaApril 25, 2010 DAIMIEL, Spain Centro de culturaFebruary 6, 2010 Madrid, Spain Teatro LaraJuly 29, 2009 Córdoba, Spain La MagdalenaApril 23, 2009 Consuegra, Spain Centro de CulturaApril 17, 2009 Fuentealbilla, Spain Centro de CulturaApril 11, 2009 Pioz, Spain Centro de CulturaMarch 4, 2009 Nerpio, Spain Centro de CulturaFebruary 14, 2009 Cuenca, Spain AuditoriumFebruary 6, 2009 Azuqueca de Henares, SpainCentro de CulturaJanuary 24, 2009 Lima, PeruTeatro Peruano JaponésFebruary 5, 2008 Cazorla, SpainHotel Sierra de CazorlaDecember 27, 2007"Los conciertos del Sueño" Bilbao, SpainBarakaldo AntzokiaNovember 2, 2007 Almedinilla, Spain Villa RomanaSeptember 18, 2007"Los conciertos del Sueño" Gijón, Spain Revillagigedo September 6, 2007 Barcelona, SpainAuditori FADJune 19, 2007"Los conciertos del Sueño" Madrid, SpainFernando Fernán GómezApril 2, 2007April 2 and 3. Madrid, SpainCírculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid March 9, 2007"Los conciertos del Sueño" ValenciaPalau de la MúsicaFebruary 23, 2007 Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan Town Hall2007 Málaga, Spain2007 Salamanca, SpainHospedería de FonsecaNovember 9, 2006 Alalapardo, SpainAuditorioJune 9, 2006 La Habana, CubaCuba Disco 2005May 25, 2005 Fidji Islands Lahaina Jodo MissionApril 3, 2005 La Habana, CubaTeatro Amadeo Roldán October 15, 2004Two piano concert with Chucho Valdés Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTeatro Margarita XirguOctober 7, 2004With Néstor Marconi. São Paulo, BrasilConcertos no MercadoSeptember 25, 2004 CamagüeyClub MinervaJuly 14, 2004 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaAECIAugust 23, 2003 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaCine BellavistaJanuary 31, 2003 Kyoto, JapanVivo Spot Rag2007With Jin Oki and Ogimi. Tokyo, JapanRoppongi STB2007With Jin Oki and Ogimi. Aichi, JapanPabellón de Cuba en la Expo de AichiJune 27, 2005 Niigata, Japan2007With Noriko Kawamura (violin) and Fumio (contrabass) Bogotá, ColombiaTeatro Jorge Eliécer GaitánFebruary 16, 2008 Cali, ColombiaTeatro MunicipalFebruary 22, 2008 Logroño, SpainOpen airJuly 24, 2010 Alalpardo, SpainSala Ala ArtisMarch 7, 2009"Los conciertos del Sueño" Almedinilla, SpainMuseo ArqueológicoSeptember 28, 2007"Los conciertos del Sueño"
References
External links http://www.minekawakami.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20140301031323/http://minekawakami.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Minekawakami