Artist

MUKAIYAMA is a Dutch-Japanese pianist who has worked with many prestigious orchestras and ensembles throughout the world. Her unique approach to the piano has inspired many composers to write new work for her. For two decades Mukaiyama has also worked as a visual artist. She uses her experience as a concert pianist to add a new dimension to the concert space. She also creates performance and installation art. As an unconventional multimodal artist, she develops art installations and performing arts projects that combine music with contemporary dance, fashion and visual art. She has cooperated with many artists, including Marina Abramović, Jiří Kylián and Michael Gordon. Mukaiyama has performed at the Royal Concertgebouw, Sydney Opera House, Yokohama Triennale and the Holland Festival. The core of her work is communication with the audience, which is why she creates a wide variety of projects in different kinds of spaces, always striving to present her art projects in a specific and communicative form. She moves between performing to large audiences in prestigious venues to creating intimate musical experiences for even just single listeners.

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