Programs

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Kontakte for piano, percussion and electronics

"Kigawa and (Chris) Graham (the percussionist) played with focus and relaxation—the pianist coming to the front of the stage to handle some gong duties—and one was lost in this mysterious, fascinating, haunting piece. Acoustic and electronic sounds flowed through and around each other, like miniature dramas of stalking, conflict, and peace. There is likely no real understanding of this piece, just experiencing it as a possible, and remarkable, aesthetic path." - George Grella, New York Classical Review