Miki Sawada, pianist
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by Chris Jackson
2023
October 12 Solo recital & "Gather Hear Louisiana" film screening at MOCA Westport | Westport, CT

October 11 Solo recital & "Gather Hear Louisiana" film screening at 3S Artspace | Portsmouth, NH

October 3 Solo recital & "Gather Hear Louisiana" film screening at University of North Carolina Pembroke | Pembroke, NC
October 3 Guest Presentation at UNCP | Pembroke, NC

October 2 Solo recital & "Gather Hear Louisiana" film screening at The Sunrise Theater | Southern Pines, NC

September 26 Solo recital & "Gather Hear Louisiana" film screening at Framingham Library | Framingham, MA

August 26 (race calendar!) Oregon Cascades 100mile Ultramarathon | Bend, OR

July 29 (race calendar!) Never Summer 100km Ultramarathon | Gould, CO

July 2 - 29 On faculty at Heifetz Institute | Staunton, VA 

May 19 Solo recital for Point After Clubhouse | Lawrence, MA

April 16 Student recital at Brandeis University | Waltham, MA

April 15 Student recital at Brandeis University | Waltham, MA

April 1 Adjudicator at Lapin Competition at Community Music Center of Boston | Boston, MA

​March 7 The Great Marsh Concert at Shalin Liu Performance Center | Rockport, MA
with Alyssa Wang and Kiyoshi Hayashi, violins, Beste Tiknaz, viola, Jacques Lee Wood, cello

March 4 & 5 Chameleon Arts Ensemble "How Silver-Sweet the Sound" at First Church | Boston, MA 
Reviewed in Boston Musical Intelligencer 


2022
December 18
Trailer for latest film, "Gather Hear Louisiana," is released and available on YouTube 

December 8 Solo performance at Google | Cambridge, MA 

December 2
Cherry Street Players concert at The Allen House | Newton, MA
Trios by Clara Schumann and Jose Elizondo with Markus Placci, violin, Allison Eldredge, cello 

November 5 Cherry Street Players concert at The Allen House | Newton, MA 
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October 19 Guest presentation on Gather Hear at The Juilliard School | NYC

October 3 Guest presentation on Gather Hear at Walnut Hill School of the Arts | Natick, MA

September 16 & 18 Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1 with Portland Columbia Symphony, cond. Steven Byess | Portland, OR 

July 10 - Aug 7 On faculty at Heifetz Institute | Staunton, VA

July 8 Arts at Google virtual performance & presentation for all Google employees 

Apr 16 - 29 Gather Hear Louisiana (solo tour)
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Mar 24 Performance in Tupelo Public Schools | Tupelo, MS
Mar 26 Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1 with North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, cond. Steven Byess | Tupelo, MS
Mar 27 Performance at Tupelo Cherry Blossom Festival | Tupelo, MS 

Mar 7 "Gather Hear Utah," a film featuring Miki, is premiered at No Man's Land Film Festival
WATCH THE FILM ON YOUTUBE HERE 

2021

Nov 23 Album Release Show at Joe's Pub | NYC

Nov 8
Guest lecturer at Rutger's University | NJ 

Oct 17 "How to build your own Gather Hear Tour" webinar - free & online​

Gather Hear Utah (solo tour):
Aug 29
Salt Lake City Oasis at Sugar Space Arts Warehouse | Salt Lake City
Aug 30 Kearns Library | Kearns
Sep 2 Why Sound | Logan
Sep 3 PLATFORMS | Ogden
Sep 6 Electric Theater | St. George
Sep 7 Beryl Community Center | Beryl
Sep 8 Main Street Books | Cedar City
Sep 10 Sweetwater Kitchen | Boulder
Sep 11 Moab Kitchen | Moab
Sep 13 Blanding Library | Blanding
Sep 15 Uintah River High School | Fort Duchesne
Sep 15 Uintah County Library | Vernal
Sep 16 Price City Peace Garden | Price
Sep 18 Alliance Theater | Salt Lake City 

August 27 
DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE "A Kind of Mirror"  *pre-order now *


July 19 - August 1
On faculty at Heifetz International Music Institute

Gather Hear Massachusetts (solo tour):
May 6 Co-Creative Center | New Bedford
May 8 Brockton Public Library | Brockton
May 9 West Medford Community Center | Medford
May 11 Point After Club | Lawrence
May 13 Chelsea Square | Chelsea (presented by Chelsea Prospers)
May 15 Mill Street | Fitchburg (presented by Reimagine North of Main)
May 18 Dewey Hall | Sheffield
May 22 The Spot Lot | Easthampton (presented by Easthampton City Arts)
May 23 TOURISTS | North Adams
May 25 Orange Peel Bakery | Martha's Vineyard
May 27 UU Urban Ministry | Roxbury, Boston
May 30 Ames Free Library | Easton 

2020
Oct 16
"Made in Avaloch" feature interview about Gather Hear, archived here 

July 19 - Aug 9 
On faculty at Heifetz Institute
Staunton, VA - virtual this year

June 22 - July 4
On faculty at Point CounterPoint
Leicester, VT  - virtual this year 

Jan - Feb
Lincoln Center Stage
Aboard the MS Volendam, traveling around the Caribbean/South America/Antarctica performing solo ~ piano quintets​

2019
Nov 1 - Dec 31

Lincoln Center Stage
Aboard the MS Volendam, traveling around the Caribbean/South America/Antarctica

Sep 20-21
"Concert for One," Celebrity Series of Boston
Boston, MA 

Sep 6 - 13
In residence at Avaloch Farm for creation of a new work with director Daniel Pettrow and composer Brendon Randall-Myers
Boscawen, NH

July 22 - Aug 9
On faculty at Heifetz Institute
Staunton, VA

June 22-July 6
On faculty at Point CounterPoint
Leicester, VT 

June 20
Solo Recital
Detroit Yacht Club
Detroit, MI


June 16
Solo Recital
Whitney Center, New Haven, CT

June 6
Recording project: Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade's mini opera for counter tenor and piano 
Princeton University

May 1
Solo performance of "A Kind of Mirror" at Roulette 
Brooklyn, NY

​Mar 27
Songs by Avrom Goldfaden
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, NYC 

Mar 20+22
Guest Artist with Arctic Philharmonic Sinfonietta
Bodo, Norway 

Feb 8
Guest Artist with Arctic Philharmonic Sinfonietta
Bodo, Norway 

Jan 31
Guest Lecturer
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 

Jan 11
Curator Series: "A Kind of Mirror"
Mise-En-Place Bushwick, NYC 

​(2018):
Dec 14
House concert performance of "A Kind of Mirror" 
Manhattan, NYC (contact to attend) 

Dec 6
"Song of Songs" concert
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, NYC 

Nov 30
Solo recital at Classic Pianos
Portland, OR 

Nov 29
Live on All Classical Portland Radio, Thursdays at Three
Portland, OR

Nov 14
Guest Speaker and
Performance of "A Kind of Mirror" at University of Central Missouri 
Warrensburg, MO

Oct 27 - Nov 8
Gather Hear West Virginia solo tour of "A Kind of Mirror"  

Oct 27: Claymont Society, Charles Town
Oct 28: Purple Fiddle, Thomas
Oct 29: Preston Community Arts Centre, Kingwood
Oct 30: WV Public Radio, Charleston
Nov 1: Parkersburg Art Centre, Parkersburg
Nov 2: Hawk Knob Cidery & Meadery, Lewisburg
Nov 3: The Grove, Fayetteville
Nov 4: The RiffRaff Arts Collective, Princeton
Nov 5: The Keynote, Williamson
Nov 6: Calhoun Middle School and High School, Mt. Zion
Nov 7: Heartwood in the Hills, Grantsville
Nov 8: The River House, Capon Bridge

Oct 12
"A Kind of Mirror" at Old Stone House at Washington Park
Brooklyn, NY 

September 24 - Oct 7
In residence at Avaloch Music Institute
Boscawen, NH

September 9 - 23
Lincoln Center Stage
Performances on board MS Zuiderdam, Holland America Line 

August 11 - 16
On faculty at Berkshire High Peaks Festival 
Sheffield, MA

July 21 - August 10
On faculty at Heifetz Institute 
Staunton, VA

June 24 - July 7
On faculty at Point CounterPoint chamber music camp
Leicester, VT
June 29: Faculty Concert
Faure C Minor Piano Quartet
Salisbury Church, Salisbury, VT

June 20
Solo recital 
"Modern Piano Festival"
Spectrum NYC, Brooklyn

June 13
Dame Myra Hess Concert Series
with cellist Lukas Stasevskij
broadcast live on WFMT radio
Chicago Cultural Center 

June 12
Solo and Duo works with cellist Lukas Stasevskij
PianoForte Salon, Chicago

April 22, 23
Groupmuse house concert
NYC

April 22
Messiaen's Catalogue d'Oiseaux at EarthFest
American Museum of Natural History, NYC

April 12
MATA Festival 2018 "Bad Romance" 
American Premieres of works by Chris Perren and Aaron Graham 
with pianists Isabelle O'Connell and Paul Kerekes
The Kitchen , NYC

November 2017 - April 2018  
Onboard Holland America Line's MS Eurodam as part of the Lincoln Center Stage piano quintet. Nightly chamber music and solo performances. 
The Caribbean
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​(2017):
October 15 

Solo concert, Gather Hear Alaska retrospective
including works by: Ariel Friedman, Paul Kerekes, Brendon Randall-Myers, Charlie Usher, Conrad Winslow 
Spectrum NYC , Brooklyn

October 14
Guest Appearance at 
Music Haven's 10th anniversary concert
New Haven, CT

September 25
House concert
Chelsea, NYC 

August 19 - September 8
Gather Hear Alaska solo tour
Aug 20: Cooper Landing School, Cooper Landing
Aug 21: Ninilchik Senior Center, Ninilchik
Aug 22: Trail Lake Lodge, Moose Pass
Aug 23: Providence Seward Mountain Haven, Seward
Aug 23: Zudy's Cafe, Seward
Aug 24: Veronica's Cafe, Kenai
Aug 25: Odie's Deli, Soldotna
Aug 27: Bunnell St. Arts Center, Homer
Aug 30: Fairview Inn, Talkeetna
Aug 31: Tri-Valley School presentation, Healy
Aug 31: Tri-Valley Library, Healy 
Sep 1: KUAC radio Alaska Live interview&performance, Fairbanks
Sep 1: First Friday pop-up at Bear Gallery, Fairbanks
Sep 2: Pioneer Park Gazebo, Fairbanks
Sep 3: Tonglen Lake Lodge, Mckinley Park 
Sep 5: Kenny Lake School presentations, Kenny Lake
Sep 5: Kenny Lake Town Hall, Kenny Lake
Sep 6: Glennallen School and Upstream Learning presentations, Glennallen
Sep 6: Glennallen School public concert, Glennallen
Sep 7: Slana School presentation, Slana
Sep 8: Church of Love, Anchorage 

August 7-17
On faculty at Catskill High Peaks Festival
Rensselaerville, NY

July 28 - August 6
In residence at Surry Arts Centre
Surry, ME
July 29: Fundraiser concert
July 30: Solo recital 

June 25-July 8
On faculty at Point CounterPoint
Leicester, VT
June 30: Faculty concert
Mendelssohn D minor trio
Salisbury, VT

June 20
"Dynamics of Vanishing Bodies" 
Premiere of Brendon Randall-Myers' new set of songs
Roulette, Brooklyn

May 12
with Cantata Profana
American Composers' Alliance 80th Anniversary Concert
DiMenna Center, NYC 

May 3
Solo recital
Dame Myra Hess Recital Series
Chicago Cultural Center, with live WFMT radio broadcast

April 28
"Reside/Residue"
with Transfer is Available 
The Living Gallery, Brooklyn

April 14
Recital with violinist Vivek Jayaraman
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Works of John Adams/Mozart

April 2
Solo performance of Phong Tran's "Rotation"
Scholes Studio, Brooklyn

March 24
Solo recital
Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH

March 15
Small appearance on violinist Pat Doane's recital
Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY Graduate Center, NYC

March 5
Fundraiser concert for Grand Harmonie
Boston

February 13 - March 3
In residence at the Banff Centre's "Concert in the 21st Century" program
Banff, Canada

January 29 
Premiere of composer Phong Tran's solo piano work "Rotation"
and
Performance of Andrew Noseworthy's solo melodica piece "The Last You'll Hear" 
​at Live 45 Series
​Spectrum NYC

January 27
Duo recital with cellist Lukas Stasevkij at Helsinki Music Centre
Helsinki, Finland
Music of Beethoven, Brahms, Shostakovich, Denisov
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