World’s foremost marimba player for over a quarter century
“Nakura Is a Revelation on the Marimba”
Los Angeles Times
“Nakura’s Mesmerizing Marimba”
Washington Post
“Makoto Nakura Is a True Virtuoso”
The Buffalo News, NY
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☆ A superb review in the Ongaku no Tomo Music Mazine. To read the article, click here!
☆ Watch! Makoto’s concert at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Tokyo. Please click here!
☆ Makoto’s radio program “My Favorite New York” is available on the podcast now. Please click here!
☆ Listen! Newly Archived Recording of Makoto’s Live Concert in 2000 at Arkansas Tech University.
☆ Makoto’s arrangement “Three Preludes and Fugues” by Bach is now available. Please click here!
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Discography
Please find Makoto’s CDs ranging from pieces composed for him by leading composers of our time to his own transcriptions of works by Bach and more!
Makoto’s Latest Album!
Other Solo-Featured Albums
Tsuneya Tanabe: Works for Marimba (ALM Records: ALCD-61)
Ethan Iverson: Playfair Sonatas (Urlicht Audiovisual: UAV-5960)
Back to Bach (ALM Records: ALCD-7217)
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