"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.
"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).