Metropolis Ensemble presents and hosts a mini-series devoted to pianists at the vanguard of New York’s new music scene, curated in collaboration with pianist David Kaplan. The series features five maverick New York-based pianists with long associations with Metropolis Ensemble, sharing the stage with invited artists making their Metropolis Ensemble debuts.

Yamaha CF6 premium grand piano provided by Yamaha Artist Services New York.

with Taka Kigawa and Han Chen

Piano Counterpoints

Taka Kigawa performs excerpts from one of his signature pieces, Bach’s Art of the Fugue, while Han Chen performs Steve Reich’s Piano Counterpoint for piano and electronics. Hear two masterworks for many voices, taken from distant centuries and cultural contexts.

Doors open at 6:30pm.

Because of the generous support of our followers, Metropolis Ensemble is thrilled to offer our pop-up venue at 1 Rivington as a place for new projects and works of music to take shape, at little to no cost to our artists. Select artists are given the opportunity not only to share finished works, but to use this platform to craft ideas into tangible realities.