"He continues to amaze us with his undistracted service to the most uncompromising piano music being written today. But that's not all there is to his artistry. When we hear him perform the J.S.Bach "The Art of Fugue," we realize how beholden he is to the great fore bear of all the music that has come down the pike sence his time."

"The above question of whether Mr. Kigawa pulled this difficult program off is: absolutely!"

"No question about it. Taka Kigawa is a pianist to watch."

"Mr. Kigawa's feat deserves the highest praise, especially since it was combined with such alacrity and sensitivity to the musical material... It was the music of Mr. Boulez that spurred him to greater intensity and spontaneity."