Pierre Boulez Complete Solo Piano Works

Twelve Notations

First Sonata

Second Sonata

Third Sonata (including a rare performance of "Sigle")

Incises

Une page d'éphéméride

Critically acclaimed pianist TAKA KIGAWA will present a recital celebrating the 90th birthday of Pierre Boulez - The Complete Solo Piano Works: Twelve Notations, First Sonata, Second Sonata, Third Sonata (which includes a rare performance of Sigle), Incises, and Une page d’éphéméride. Pierre Boulez’s piano pieces have long been a singular specialty of Taka Kigawa’s. He has performed the music many times worldwide, receiving unanimous acclaim from both critics and audiences alike. The New York Times has written: “It was music of Mr. Boulez that spurred [Kigawa] to greater intensity and spontaneity. Mr. Kigawa's feat deserves the highest praise, especially since it was combined with such alacrity and sensitivity to the musical material”; and, “Mr. Kigawa recast the [Boulez] sonata as an essay in how to apply suppleness to virtuosity, and the result was an energetic but also characterful account.” La Nacíon, Argentina’s leading paper, declared that “Kigawa, whose rhythmic sensibility is truly astonishing, proved to be a real master.” Pierre Boulez himself highly praised Kigawa’s performance of his works: “I was very much impressed by the brilliant way he performed them. He was precise, and at the same time inventive.” Kigawa is touring worldwide this year with the Pierre Boulez Complete Solo Piano Works program – in California in May; Buenos Aires, Argentina in late April; Midwestern and Southern USA in June; New York City in August, and Japan in November. This LPR recital promises to be one of the most exciting events of the season.

For more information: Taka Kigawa performing Pierre Boulez Complete Solo Piano Music August 25th 2014 | (le) Poisson Rouge