press quotes
“This was a triumphant, superb performance of important, challenging, yet life-affirming music. Noriko Kawai is a magician of the piano.”
— Colin Clarke, Seen and Heard International
“… rich, strange and utterly riveting….. the performances from Kawai have just the right cat-like energy and delicate inwardness.”
— Ivan Hewett, BBC Music Magazine
“It has extraordinary cogency, something brought about by the fearsome commitment of Noriko Kawai’s playing.”
— James Jolly, Editor’s Choice, Gramophone
“…it is Noriko Kawai who has become most closely involved with this music, and she offers an unfailingly persuasive realization…..”
— Arnold Whittall, Gramophone
“Ms. Kawai is an extraordinary pianist with imposing technique and remarkable tonal control. She approaches this difficult material with depth and, I’m happy to report, musicality. .”
— Allen Gimbel, American Record Guide
“Kawai gave the fearsome piano writing a warmth of tone that made it seem natural and even inevitable...”
— George Hall, The Observer