Pianist Taka Kigawa plays “Lemma-Icon-Epigram” and “Joule” Thu 1/28 8pm at LPR
Posted by s21concerts in Concert AnnouncementTaka Kigawa’s piano recital is on Thursday, January 28th, 2010, at 8:00 pm at (Le) Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012. Phone: (212) 505-3474 | www.lprnyc.com
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Critically acclaimed pianist TAKA KIGAWA will present a solo piano recital on Thursday, January 28th, 2010, at 8:00 pm, at (Le) Poisson Rouge. Doors open at 7:00 pm. The program includes Preludes Book II by Claude Debussy, Lemma-Icon-Epigram by Brian Ferneyhough, Joule by Dai Fujikura, and Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka by Igor Stravinsky.
Taka Kigawa’s solo recital at (Le) Poisson Rouge in August 2009 was a huge success, and received enormous critical acclaim from critics and audience alike. The recital broke the attendance record in the solo recital genre at (Le) Poisson Rouge, and he was honored to accept an invitation to perform there again.
Mr. Kigawa was highly praised by The New York Times as “a pianist with a thoroughly contemporary sensibility,” and his program for this recital showcases his specialty: important 20th and 21st century compositions by pre-eminent composers. Hailed by The New Yorker as “a pianist admired for his command of the most formidable contemporary scores,” Kigawa will perform Lemma-Icon-Epigram, a very complex and ambitious work by English composer Brian Ferneyhough; the US premiere of Joule, an innovative and brilliant piece by Dai Fujikura, a gifted young Japanese composer now based in London; and two works by legendary pioneers of contemporary music, Preludes Book II by Claude Debussy, and Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka by Igor Stravinsky.
Taka Kigawa has steadily built his reputation as one of today’s most compelling young artists, renowned as much for his superb musicianship as for his courageous programming. Since winning First Prize in the 1990 Japan Music Foundation Competition in Tokyo, and the 1998 Diploma Prize at Concurs Internacional Maria Canals De Barcelona in Spain, he has performed extensively both as a recitalist and soloist with orchestra in many prestigious venues all over the world, including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Kosciuszko Foundation, Severance Hall in Cleveland, Salle Gaveau in Paris, and Plau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona. He has collaborated closely with such renowned musicians as Pierre Boulez, Myung-Whun Chung and Jonathan Nott. His performances and recordings have been broadcast over many television and radio networks, including WQXR-FM in New York. Mr. Kigawa received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Shinsyu University in Japan, and continued his studies in New York at The Juilliard School, where he holds a Master of Music degree.
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