Their first performance was in Helsinki in 2001 with Visions de l’ Amen, later they performed at international piano-duo festivals in Italy and Norway. Their performance of Messiaen’s Visions de l’ Amen at the international piano-duo festival in Genova in 2002 was described as “ a very special presentation, holy and with profundity, with high standard concerning precision and the quality of sound”.
Nakila performed Visions de l’Amen in 2008 at several occasions in Estonia and Finland.
Nakila
The piano-duo Nakila was founded by Gisela Herb and Naoko Shibayama Aarnio in 2001. In addition to play piano-duo both pianists are active as soloists, accompanists and within Chamber music.
