Megumi Masaki

Megumi Masaki OM (born 9 September 1963) is a Japanese-Canadian pianist, multimedia artist, educator, researcher, arts administrator, conductor, and curator.

[12] In 2016, she was a Musician in Residence at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, specializing in interactive electronics and video and serving as an installations mentor.

[16] In July 2022, Masaki was appointed to the Order of Manitoba[17] and declared a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[18] as a leading interpreter of new music and as an innovator who reimagines the piano, the pianist, and the performance space.

The Slingshot Trio and the Noiseborder Ensemble contributed works to Listening Rooms at the Sonorities Belfast Festival in April 2022.

As a chamber musician she has collaborated with the Penderecki String Quartet,[27] the Gewandhaus Orchestra soloists, Shauna Rolston, and Koh Gabriel Kameda,[28] among others.

The piece was performed by Masaki, Ken Steen, and Gene Gort at the 27th International Symposium on Electronic Art in Barcelona, Spain in June 2022.