# Mine Kawakami

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

## Biography

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, Spain | Auditorio da Xuventude | August 31, 2014 | |
| Santiago de Compostela, Spain | Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela | August 28, 2014 | |
| Riveira, Spain | Parish Church | July 25, 2014 | Caritas España concert |
| Madrid, España | Teatro Real | July 15, 2014 | Closing ceremony Año Dual España Japón https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tOZPRyVVxY |
| Vigo, España | Teatro García Barbón | March 16, 2014 | |
| Vilagarcía de Arousa, España | Salón García | March 15, 2014 | |
| Pontevedra, España | Fundación 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, Spain | Fundación Canal | January 4, 2014 | |
| Rivas Vaciamadrid, Spain | Pilar Bardem | December 8, 2013 | |
| Kyoto, Japan | Yearly concert at Kiyomizu-dera | 2005–2013 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Acl3C5kOw |
| Valladolid, Spain | Carpa del Milenio | September 12, 2013 | |
| Santiago de Compostela, Spain | Cathedral | June 17, 2013 | With Carlos Núñez. |
| Madrid, Spain | Teatro Real de Madrid | June 11, 2013 | Opening 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, Japan | Kyoto Concert Hall | December 14, 2012 | Christmas concert |
| Bilbao, Spain | BBK | November 25, 2012 | DIA INTERNACIONAL DE LUCHA CONTRA LA VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO |
| Logroño, Spain | Rioja Forum | November 5, 2012 | |
| Lanzarote,Spain | La Cueva de los Verdes | April 30, 2012 | |
| Ishinomaki, Japan | Music High School | March 11, 2012 | in the TV program commemorating " One year after the tsunami" broadcast by NHK. |
| Huelva, Spain | Las Cocheras del Puerto | March 1, 2012 | |
| San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain | Adolfo Marsillach | February 11, 2012 | |
| Leon, Spain | Auditorium | November 15, 2011 | |
| Colmenarejo, Spain | Centro Cultural | October 22, 2011 | |
| Valladolid, Spain | Cúpula del Milenio | October 20, 2011 | |
| Salamanca, Spain | Palacio de Congresos | October 15, 2011 | |
| Barcelona, Spain | L'Audirori | October 1, 2011 | |
| Madrid, Spain | Fernando Fernán Gómez | May 6, 2011 | May 6 and 7. |
| Onjuku, Japan | Culture House | November 7, 2010 | |
| Tokyo, Japan | FIAT SPACE | October 26, 2010 | |
| Madrid, Spain | Fernando Fernán Gómez | October 15, 2010 | |
| Lugo, Spain | Plaza de Santa María | September 5, 2010 | |
| Santiago de Compostela, Spain | Parque Bonaval | August 24, 2010 | |
| Orense, Spain | Plaza de la Magdalena | August 11, 2010 | |
| Pontevedra, Spain | Plaza del Teucro | August 10, 2010 | |
| CAUDETE, Spain | Centro de Cultura | April 25, 2010 | |
| DAIMIEL, Spain | Centro de cultura | February 6, 2010 | |
| Madrid, Spain | Teatro Lara | July 29, 2009 | |
| Córdoba, Spain | La Magdalena | April 23, 2009 | |
| Consuegra, Spain | Centro de Cultura | April 17, 2009 | |
| Fuentealbilla, Spain | Centro de Cultura | April 11, 2009 | |
| Pioz, Spain | Centro de Cultura | March 4, 2009 | |
| Nerpio, Spain | Centro de Cultura | February 14, 2009 | |
| Cuenca, Spain | Auditorium | February 6, 2009 | |
| Azuqueca de Henares, Spain | Centro de Cultura | January 24, 2009 | |
| Lima, Peru | Teatro Peruano Japonés | February 5, 2008 | |
| Cazorla, Spain | Hotel Sierra de Cazorla | December 27, 2007 | "Los conciertos del Sueño" |
| Bilbao, Spain | Barakaldo Antzokia | November 2, 2007 | |
| Almedinilla, Spain | Villa Romana | September 18, 2007 | "Los conciertos del Sueño" |
| Gijón, Spain | Revillagigedo | September 6, 2007 | |
| Barcelona, Spain | Auditori FAD | June 19, 2007 | "Los conciertos del Sueño" |
| Madrid, Spain | Fernando Fernán Gómez | April 2, 2007 | April 2 and 3. |
| Madrid, Spain | Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid | March 9, 2007 | "Los conciertos del Sueño" |
| Valencia | Palau de la Música | February 23, 2007 | |
| Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan | Town Hall | 2007 | |
| Málaga, Spain | | 2007 | |
| Salamanca, Spain | Hospedería de Fonseca | November 9, 2006 | |
| Alalapardo, Spain | Auditorio | June 9, 2006 | |
| La Habana, Cuba | Cuba Disco 2005 | May 25, 2005 | |
| Fidji Islands | Lahaina Jodo Mission | April 3, 2005 | |
| La Habana, Cuba | Teatro Amadeo Roldán | October 15, 2004 | Two piano concert with Chucho Valdés |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | Teatro Margarita Xirgu | October 7, 2004 | With Néstor Marconi. |
| São Paulo, Brasil | Concertos no Mercado | September 25, 2004 | |
| Camagüey | Club Minerva | July 14, 2004 | |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | AECI | August 23, 2003 | |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | Cine Bellavista | January 31, 2003 | |
| Kyoto, Japan | Vivo Spot Rag | 2007 | With Jin Oki and Ogimi. |
| Tokyo, Japan | Roppongi STB | 2007 | With Jin Oki and Ogimi. |
| Aichi, Japan | Pabellón de Cuba en la Expo de Aichi | June 27, 2005 | |
| Niigata, Japan | | 2007 | With Noriko Kawamura (violin) and Fumio (contrabass) |
| Bogotá, Colombia | Teatro Jorge Eliécer Gaitán | February 16, 2008 | |
| Cali, Colombia | Teatro Municipal | February 22, 2008 | |
| Logroño, Spain | Open air | July 24, 2010 | |
| Alalpardo, Spain | Sala Ala Artis | March 7, 2009 | "Los conciertos del Sueño" |
| Almedinilla, Spain | Museo Arqueológico | September 28, 2007 | "Los conciertos del Sueño" |