Japanese pianist MAKI SEKIYA was born in Tokyo and is now resident in the UK. At the age of ten, she made her first public appearance on Japanese television, playing her own three movement composition. Shortly afterwards, she became a scholarship pupil at the Purcell School for Young Musicians in the UK. She quickly attracted attention, with an article in The Evening Standard and an appearance on Sky TV.

Even before becoming a teenager, Maki Sekiya made public appearances as a soloist and in concerti. She won the Senigallia International Piano Competition in Italy.

MAKI SEKIYA studied at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and graduated with distinction. She remained in Russia for her post-graduate studies. She won the Music and Earth International Competition in Bulgaria and the International Sailer Piano Competition, also in Bulgaria.

MAKI SEKIYA performs regularly in Russia, Eastern Europe, Japan and in the UK. She held a position as the first Musician in Residence at Green Templeton College, Oxford University, from 2017 to 2022. 

MAKI SEKIYA has an extensive repertoire, ranging from the Baroque, through classical, romantic, and 20th century music, to the most recent works of today, including pieces written for her by Russian and Japanese composers who are full of praise for her interpretations.

MAKI SEKIYA also accompanies singers and instrumentalists and regularly plays in chamber ensembles. She speaks and writes Japanese, Russian and English.

Her Wigmore Hall recital (on Sunday 30 January 2022) was described by one reviewer as a "triumph" and by annother as "astonishing" - see below.