"Phenomenon. There's no denying he's something special."

"I've heard Taka Kigawa play my piano works and very much impressed by the brilliant way he performed them."

"Electrifying, unrelenting energy and precision"

"A pianist of unshakable technique and considerable imagination."

“Steel hands in velvet gloves”

"This formidable pianist has the technique and imagination to clarify the structure and musical syntax of difficult works."

Latest News

Boulez Recital in Kyoto 2025 Mentioned in The Asahi Shimbun, Japan

August 10, 2026

Taka Kigawa’s Boulez recital at Café Montage in Kyoto 2025 was highlighted in Japan's leading newspaper, The Asahi Shimbun’s year-in-review article on classical music and dance.

September 9, 2025

"Presenting Boulez at his best, Kigawa was at his very best as an interpreter." - New York Classical Review

Aug

2026

Claude Debussy: Preludes, Book I

Claude Debussy: Preludes, Book II

Mar

2027

Beethoven: Piano Concrto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37