MIKA TAKEHARA is a percussion soloist and leads various projects involving dance, poetry, film music, visual art, and composition. She has performed as a soloist withorchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic and the Los Angeles PhilharmonicOrchestra, under the direction of Maestro Gustavo Dudamel. Mika plays in theelectronic percussion duo ZAWAZAWA with Lisa Nordström, KLAKIMARA with violinistKlara Hellgren, and Maestro Seiji Ozawa’s Saito Kinen Orchestra in Japan. She is alsopart of the free improvisation experimental group Konpeito with bandoneon musicianMikael Augustsson. She is a K&K Sound Future Artist, sponsored by SABIAN Ltd Canadaand Pearl Drum Japan. Her recordings can be found on BIS, Sony Music, Decca,Deutsche Grammophon, and ajabu! records. Currently, Mika is working on music for aGerman-Japanese documentary film and a new solo album set to be released in 2024.
