Aug
27
Mon August 27th, 2018
7:00PM
Main Space
Minimum Age: All Ages
Doors Open: 6:00PM
Show Time: 7:00PM
Event Ticket: $20 / $25
Day of Show: $25 / $30
Taka Kigawa – Music of Aucoin, Furrer, Yamane, Berio
Table Seating: $25 advance, $30 day of show
Standing Room: $20 advance, $25 day of show
6:00pm doors | 7:00pm show | all ages
PROGRAM:
I.
Illuminated Baby (2015), Akiki Yamane (b. 1982)
II.
Piano Sonata (2001), Luciano Berio (1925-2003)
III.
Three Etudes (2014), Matt Aucoin (b. 1990)
1. rondo which devours itself
2. currents
3. a sounding
IV.
Phasma (2002), Beat Furrer (b. 1954)
The New York Times recommendation: 6 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend – The New York Times
“Many of Mr. Kigawa’s most recent New York recitals have focused on one composer — either Boulez or Messiaen. But there’s a welcome spread to this one, which looks at three generations of composers: Luciano Berio, Beat Furrer, Akiko Yamane and Matthew Aucoin.
The New Yorker recommendation: Taka Kigawa – The New Yorker
“Kigawa, an intrepid pianist of boundless curiosity and skill, is also a diligent advocate for composers. Here, he surrounds the Italian master Luciano Berio’s Piano Sonata—a titanic late-career work from 2001—with an enticing mix of pieces by the Swiss-born Austrian innovator Beat Furrer (“Phasma”) and two younger composers of vast imagination, Akiko Yamane (“Illustrated Baby”) and Matthew Aucoin (Three Études).
Ticketing Policy
TABLE SEATING POLICY
Table seating for all seated shows is reserved exclusively for ticket holders who purchase “Table Seating” tickets. By purchasing a “Table Seating” ticket you agree to also purchase a minimum of two food and/or beverage items per person. Table seating is first come, first seated. Please arrive early for the best choice of available seats. Seating begins when doors open. Tables are communal so you may be seated with other patrons. We do not take table reservations.
A standing room area is available by the bar for all guests who purchase “Standing Room” tickets. Food and beverage can be purchased at the bar but there is no minimum purchase required in this area.
All tickets sales are final. No refund or credits.
Taka Kigawa
The critically acclaimed pianist TAKA KIGAWA has earned outstanding international recognition as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber music artist, performing extensively in New York City, Boston, Cleveland, Washington, DC, Barcelona, Milan, Paris and Buenos Aires, in Ireland, as well as throughout his native Japan, including the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagano and Osaka. He has also been a featured artist on television and radio networks in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Taka Kigawa was awarded First Prize from the prestigious 1990 Japan Music Foundation Piano Competition in Tokyo and the Diploma Prize from Spain’s 1998 Concurs Internacional de Música Maria Canals Barcelona. His 2010 New York City recital was chosen by The New York Times as one of the best concerts of the year, while a subsequent 2011 recital was selected as one of the most notable concerts of the season by Musical America. His 2014 recital in Buenos Aires was named one of the best concerts of the year by Argentina’s leading newspaper, La Nación.
Possessing an extremely large and varied repertoire, ranging from the Baroque to the avant-garde, Taka Kigawa has collaborated closely with Pierre Boulez, Myung-Whun Chung and Jonathan Nott. He premiered the last solo piano work of jazz legend Yusef Lateef in New York City in 2013.
Taka Kigawa grew up in Nagano, Japan, where he began piano studies at the age of three, and won his first competition at the age of seven. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Shinsyu University and his Master of Arts degree from Tokyo Gakugei (Liberal Arts) University, graduating with honors in Piano Performance. During both his undergraduate and graduate years, Mr. Kigawa also studied composition and conducting, receiving high honors in both disciplines. He furthered his studies in the United States at The Juilliard School in New York City, where he was awarded a Master of Music degree.
Taka Kigawa is a Steinway Artist and resides in New York City.