Ken Iisaka

Ken Iisaka is a pianist, a software engineer, and bon vivant living in Foster City.

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Ken Iisaka - February 21, 2011

Rafal Blechacz is among the select few who evidently were chosen to carry Frédéric Chopin’s torch to an international audience. His recital Saturday at Herbst Theatre blazed brightly.

Ken Iisaka - July 11, 2010

The world of music for two pianists is a rarified one. Established as an art form in the Mozart family for its two talented children, then popularized by Schubert at coffeehouses in Vienna, and finally made immortal by Brahms, the two-piano/four-hands repertoire has occupied an important but often neglected corner in the vast richness of piano music. The Milton and Peggy Salkind International Piano Duo Festival celebrates that repertoire.

Ken Iisaka - December 8, 2009
Ever since I heard Marc-André Hamelin perform Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in Ottawa some 20 years ago, I have always found his highly deft technique and clean, transparent interpretation to be an inspiration.
Ken Iisaka - November 3, 2009
American pianist Eric Himy has carved out a niche in an intriguing way.
Ken Iisaka - September 24, 2009
In difficult times, there are few things that give me as much joy as listening to music being performed for nothing other than the love of it.
Ken Iisaka - September 22, 2009
North Bay fans of piano music are a lucky bunch. For the past six years, the Concerts Grand series, produced by Terry McNeill, has been presenting piano recitals primarily in Sonoma, attracting established as well as upcoming talents from near and far.